奔 (bustle, run) - Kanji Codex

奔

bustle, run

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ホン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

はし.る

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:8

JLPT:1

Frequency:1884

Vocabulary

ホン

Word	Reading	Meaning
狂奔	キョウホン	rushing around; running wild
東奔西走	トウホンセイソウ	busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
奔走	ホンソウ	running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
奔流	ホンリュウ	torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
奔馬	ホンバ	runaway horse; galloping horse

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
奔る	はしる	to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail; to rush (to); to dash; to race; to retreat; to flee; to defect (to); to run away; to abscond; to elope; to flash (of lightning); to streak; to shoot (through; e.g. of pain); to run (through); to flare; to flit (e.g. across one's face); to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.); to go (e.g. bad, to extremes); to become; to turn; to take to (e.g. crime); to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions); to get involved in; to get wrapped up in; to run (through; of a road, street, etc.); to extend (e.g. of a mountain range); to stretch; to lie
奔放	ほんぽう	wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
淫奔	いんぽん	lewdness; lasciviousness
出奔	しゅっぽん	flight; running away; absconding; elopement
出奔者	しゅっぽんしゃ	runaway; absconder; eloper

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