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Kanji Detail for 馳 - "to gallop, to drive fast"

馳

  • Meaning

    馳 means "to gallop, to drive fast." Also associated with to spread.

    1. To gallop - To run fast.

    2. To drive fast - To speed a carriage.

    3. To spread - To transmit; to become known.

  • Words using 馳

    • ご馳走 ごちそう Listen treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal)
    • ご馳走様 ごちそうさま Listen thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
    • ご馳走様でした ごちそうさまでした Listen thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

  • Tattoo check: 馳

    • Verified meaning: to gallop, to drive fast
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はせ)
    • Also carries these associations: to spread

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 馳

    Surnames 馳(はせ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    run; gallop; sail; drive (a wagon); win (fame); despatch

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    go quickly or swiftly; hurry

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to run fast; to speed; to gallop; to disseminate; to spread

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    speed, haste; to run, to gallop

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Carriages and horses galloping quickly. As in 馳驅 (gallop), 馳驟 (race). | Having the meaning of yearning. As in 情馳, 神馳 (mind racing). | 馳名. Refers to one's reputation spreading quickly. As in 四遠馳名 (famous far and wide) and the like.

  • Onyomi

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    chi(チ) チ

    ji(ジ) ジ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hase.ru(は-せる) は-せる

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    馬 (uma・umahen)

  • Related Keywords

    gallop drive fast spread sprint speed dash rush race run bolt charge hasten hurry canter trot disperse distribute extend

Sentences including 馳

  • I'll take care of it.

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