走り
はしり · hashiri
Running
- gliding
- first (harvest) of the season
- beginning, start
Other ways to say “running” in Japanese →
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Example sentences
子供たちは砂浜を走り回っている。
こどもたちはすなはまをはしりまわっている。
The children are running around on the sandy beach.
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走り高跳びで新記録が出た。
はしりたかとびでしんきろくがでた。
A new record was set in the high jump.
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校庭で走ります。
こうていではしります。
We run in the schoolyard.
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私も走ります。
わたしもはしります。
I also run.
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What does 走り mean?
Running. It can also mean: gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning, start.
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はしり (hashiri). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.
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