Japanese

かけまわる
Meaning: to run around; to bustle about
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 駆け回る 駆け回らない
Polite 駆け回ります 駆け回りません
Past 駆け回った 駆け回らなかった
Polite + Past 駆け回りました 駆け回りませんでした
Te-form 駆け回って 駆け回らなくて
Potential 駆け回れる 駆け回れない
Passive 駆け回られる 駆け回られない
Causative 駆け回らせる 駆け回らせない
Causative + Passive 駆け回らされる 駆け回らされない
Imperative 駆け回れ 駆け回るな

Handwriting

駆
け
回
る

Example

Children are running around energetically in the park.

Usage Notes

Can refer to physical running in various directions, or figuratively to being busy moving around to achieve a goal.

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