Kanji

馳

run, gallop, sail, drive (a wagon), win (fame), despatch

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

馬部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チ, ジ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はせる

Example sentences

ご馳走 ごちそう
テーブルの上には豪華なご馳走が並んでいた。

A luxurious feast was spread out on the table.

食前方丈 しょくぜんほうじょう
一度でいいから、食前方丈のご馳走に与かってみたいものだ。

Just once, I would love to partake in such an extremely luxurious feast.

思いを馳せる おもいをはせる
夜の海を眺めながら、彼女は遠い故郷に思いを馳せる。

As she gazes at the sea at night, she lets her thoughts drift to her distant hometown.

馳せる はせる
故郷の景色を思い浮かべ、遠く離れた家族に思いを馳せる。

I picture the scenery of my hometown and turn my thoughts to my family living far away.

軍師 ぐんし
彼は戦国時代に名軍師としてその名を馳せた。

He made a name for himself as a famous strategist during the Sengoku period.

御馳走 ごちそう
昨夜は美味しい夕食を御馳走になった。

I was treated to a delicious dinner last night.

Example Vocabulary

ご馳走

ごちそう

feast; luxurious meal; treat

思いを馳せる

おもいをはせる

to let one's thoughts wander to someone or something far away; to think wistfully of

馳せる

はせる

to run; to drive (a car); to direct one's thoughts to

ご馳走になる

ごちそうになる

名を馳せる

なをはせる

馳せ参じる

はせさんじる

ご馳走様

ごちそうさま

ご馳走様でした

ごちそうさまでした

御馳走

ごちそう

feast; treat; hospitality; delicious meal

馳走

ちそう

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