Kanji

What does the kanji 奔 mean?

奔 means running, rushing about; hastening. On'yomi ホン. Kun'yomi はし.る.

Quick facts
On'yomiホン
Kun'yomiはし.る
Strokes8
Main radical大
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ホンKun'yomi はし.る
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

running, rushing about; hastening

Memory hook

A big person (大) striding over the fields with both hands (廾) flailing — RUSH, RUN.

Main radical

大big 3 strokes

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.