ランニングranningu

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounrunning
    私は毎朝まいあさ朝あさ食前しょくぜんにランニングをする。↗
    I run before breakfast every morning.
  2. nountank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym走りはしりNeutralA noun for the act or manner of running (also gliding, or the first of the season); 「ランニング」 centers on running as exercise or sport.
  • Related駆け足かけあしNeutralFast running or a trot; also figuratively for rushing through something, as in 「駆け足で説明する」.
  • RelatedかけっこCasualA colloquial word for a children's footrace or sprint, with a playful, childlike flavor.
  • Related競走きょうそうNeutralA race in which runners compete over speed; unlike 「ランニング」, it never means casual jogging for fitness.
  • Related徒競走ときょうそうWrittenWritten-register name for the footrace event at a sports day; the word has a school-oriented flavor.
  • AntonymウォーキングNeutralA loanword for walking done for health; the opposite pole to 「ランニング」 as exercise.

Use 「ランニング」 for running as exercise or a tank top. For fast or hurried movement pick 「駆け足」, for children's races 「駆けっこ」, for sports-day races 「徒競走」, for competitive racing 「競走」, and for walking workouts 「ウォーキング」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 競技きょうぎや訓練くんれんとして走はしること。
  2. 運転うんてん。運営うんえい。稼働かどう。
English equivalents

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