Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to run.
  2. to run (of a vehicle), to drive, to travel, to move, to sail.
  3. to rush (to), to dash, to race.
  4. to retreat, to flee, to defect (to).
  5. to run away, to abscond, to elope. Occ. 奔る.
  6. to flash (of lightning), to streak, to shoot (through; e.g. of pain), to run (through), to flare, to flit (e.g. across one's face), to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.).
  7. to go (e.g. bad, to extremes), to become, to turn, to take to (e.g. crime), to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions), to get involved in, to get wrapped up in. As 〜に走る; occ. 趨る.
  8. to run (through; of a road, street, etc.), to extend (e.g. of a mountain range), to stretch, to lie.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
走る はしる
 
奔る はしる
 
趨る はしる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)