走り|はしりhashiri[3]odaka (tail-high)
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- nounrunning走りさえすれば、どんな車でもよいのです。↗Any car will do, as long as it runs.
- noungliding
- nounfirst (harvest) of the season
- nounbeginning; start
- nounkitchen sink
- Synonym駆け足かけあしNeutralFast running or a trot, also used figuratively for doing things in a hurry; 「走り」 is running itself.
- SynonymランニングNeutralA loanword for running as sport or training; 「走り」 also covers a car's performance on the road.
- Related一走りひとはしりNeutralA single run or a short drive; 「走り」 is the act of running itself, or the season's first produce.
- Relatedひとっ走りひとっぱしりCasualColloquial for a quick dash to run an errand; 「走り」 is the act of running itself.
- Related走そうWrittenA suffix forming race names such as 「競走」 and 「100m走」; formal in tone but also heard in speech; 「走り」 is a standalone noun.
- Antonym止まりとまりNeutralStopping or coming to an end; the opposite of the movement expressed by 「走り」.
Use 「走り」 for the act of running, a car's performance, or the season's first produce; for running as a sport pick 「ランニング」, for a single run or drive 「一走り」, for fast running 「駆け足」; 「止まり」 is the opposite.
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