After the heavy rain, the river was flowing as a violent torrent.
奔
run, bustle
Kanji
Grade
Grade 8
Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
大部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ホン
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
はしる
Common Readings
ホン
Example sentences
The organizers are busy running around to collect funds for the event.
The new CEO sought out talented individuals with the spirit of akuhatsutoho.
He led an uninhibited life when he was young.
He ran towards the goal.
He abandoned his family and ran away.
She has a free-spirited personality and is traveling all over the world.
The new president traveled all over the country to reconstruct the company.
He rushed all over the country to raise funds.
Example Vocabulary
奔流
torrent; surge; rush
奔走
running around; making efforts; busying oneself
奔放
uninhibited; wild; free-spirited
奔る
to run
出奔
flight; running away; desertion
自由奔放
free-spirited; uninhibited; behaving as one pleases
東奔西走
busily running about; moving around for a purpose
狂奔
running around wildly; making frantic efforts
奔出
奔騰
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