走り
Meanings
Noun
1. running
2. gliding
3. first (harvest) of the season
4. beginning; start
Kanji used
Pitch accent
はしり
Used in vocabulary
先走り
jumping the gun; premature action; presuming to act ahead of others; overhastiness; omen; portent; harbinger; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.)
Noun
Examples7
走り
Any car will do, as long as it runs.
私達
We ran and ran so as to catch the bus.
子供たち
Children were running to and fro in the park.
彼
He ran and ran, but could not catch up with his dog.
犬
No sooner had the dog seen me than it ran up to me.
私
I ran and ran; otherwise I might have been late.