Japanese

はしりまわる
Meaning: to run around; to bustle about
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

走
り
回
る

Example sentences

Children are running around energetically in the park.
公園で男の子が元気に走り回っている。
A boy is running around energetically in the park.
駅前の広場では、子供たちが元気に走り回っています。
Children are running around energetically in the square in front of the station.
子供たちが原を走り回っている。
Children are running around the field.
子供たちは公園で蝶を捕まえようと走り回っている。
The children are running around the park trying to catch butterflies.
天井裏でネズミが走り回る音が聞こえる。
I can hear the sound of mice running around in the attic.
子供達が校庭で元気に走り回っている。
The children are running around energetically in the schoolyard.
公園で子達が元気に走り回っている。
Children are running around energetically in the park.
上の階からパタパタと走り回る音が聞こえる。
The sound of someone running around can be heard from upstairs.
あのやんちゃな子供たちは、公園で元気に走り回っている。
Those mischievous children are running around energetically in the park.

Usage Notes

Used both for physical running in various directions and for being busy with tasks or errands.

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