走る

Kanji breakdown

• 走 (zǒu) · 7 strokes

  Originally written as 夭, depicting a person swaying their arms (夭) while walking quickly. The foot component 止 was added later.

• る

Example sentences

1. 私は走る。 — I run.
2. あなたは走る。 — You do run.
3. ここでは走るな。 — Don't run here.
4. 走る事はよい運動だ。 — Running is good exercise.
5. 毎日走るつもりなの？ — Are you going to run every day?

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