ダッシュdasshu

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verbdash
Conjugation
Dictionary formダッシュする
Polite (masu)ダッシュします
Negative (nai)ダッシュしない
polite (masen)ダッシュしません
classical zu / nuダッシュせず・ダッシュせぬ
Past (ta)ダッシュした
polite (mashita)ダッシュしました
Past negative (nakatta)ダッシュしなかった
polite (masen deshita)ダッシュしませんでした
Te formダッシュして
Potentialダッシュできる
Passiveダッシュされる
Causativeダッシュさせる
Causative passiveダッシュさせられる
Conditional (ba)ダッシュすれば
taraダッシュしたら
Volitionalダッシュしよう
polite (mashou)ダッシュしましょう
Imperativeダッシュしろ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym疾走しっそうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for running at top speed, as in 「全力疾走」; 「ダッシュ」 is more colloquial and also names the dash punctuation mark.
  • Synonym疾駆しっくWrittenWritten/formal prose term for galloping — riding or driving a horse fast; 「ダッシュ」 is typically a person's short sprint.
  • SynonymスプリントNeutralLoanword for the sprint, a short-distance race in track or swimming; 「ダッシュ」 is a momentary burst of speed, not a race event.
  • Synonym突っ走るつっぱしるCasualColloquial verb for running flat out in one go, or pressing recklessly toward a goal; 「ダッシュ」 is a shorter, momentary sprint.
  • Synonym突進とっしんWrittenWritten/formal prose word for charging straight at a target; 「ダッシュ」 is more colloquial.
  • Related急ぐいそぐNeutralEveryday verb meaning to hurry or rush to get somewhere or get something done sooner; 「ダッシュ」 is a full-speed sprint itself.
  • Related突撃とつげきWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a military-style charge or assault; 「ダッシュ」 carries no sense of attack.
  • Related驀進ばくしんWrittenWritten/formal prose word for charging ahead at speed toward a goal; 「ダッシュ」 is more colloquial.
  • Related急くせくCasualColloquial verb for being impatient or in a hurry, as in 「気が急く」, or for quickened breathing; 「ダッシュ」 is the sprint itself.

For a short all-out sprint in speech, use 「ダッシュ」, as in 「駅までダッシュ」. In written prose prefer 「疾走」; for sprint races use 「スプリント」; to hurry use 「急ぐ」; for charging at a target use 「突進」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 全力ぜんりょくで走はしること。
  2. 単語たんごや句く同士どうしの間あいだにいれ、つながりを示しめす記号きごう。「―」。
  3. 文字もじや数字すうじの右肩みぎかたにつける点てん。プライム。
  4. 全力ぜんりょくで走はしる。
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