奔
奔 — Run
run, bustle
On’yomiホン (hon)
Kun’yomiはしる (hashiru)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 奔
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奔放 | ほんぽう honpou | wild; uninhibited; extravagant |
| 狂奔 | きょうほん kyouhon | rushing around; running wild |
| 東奔西走 | とうほんせいそう touhonseisou | busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself |
| 奔走 | ほんそう honsou | running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with) |
| 奔流 | ほんりゅう honryuu | torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream |
Study notes
奔 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1884 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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