ほん
奔
そう
走

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. running about, making every effort, being busily engaged (in something), good offices.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほん
奔
そう
走
 奔走 ほんそう ✔
ほんそ
奔走
 奔走 ほんそ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

run, bustle
ホン　はし.る (9th, N1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
grass
キ　ケ　くさ (Kentei 1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
run
はし.る　ソウ　はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)