Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    今日は借金の工面で東奔西走した。
    I was on the go all day today looking for a loan.
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Characters in this word

4
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east

Kun
ひがし
On
トウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
37 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

あいあがりあずまあづまこちさきしのとおはるひがもと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-8-3SKIP code
0a8.9The Kanji Dictionary
5090.6Four corner code
1564deroo
6771Unicode hex code
1-37-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
213Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2596New Nelson (John Haig)
3568New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4385Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2221Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2987Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
504Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
543Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
11A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
771Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
27Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14499Morohashi
184A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
71Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
71Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
121sakade
63Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
201henshall3
164Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
108crowley
39Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
1053Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
516Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dong1Pinyin reading
dongKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
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run, bustle

Kun
はし.る
On
ホン
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1884 of 2500
Radical
big
WaniKani
Level 58

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-3-5, 4-8-4SKIP code
2k6.5The Kanji Dictionary
4044.4, 4044.3Four corner code
1455deroo
5954Unicode hex code
1-43-59JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1175Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1148New Nelson (John Haig)
2218New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2758Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1410Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1904Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1196Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1280Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1866A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1438Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5921XMorohashi
1825A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1659Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1773Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1180Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1162Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1819Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
416Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1204Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ben1, ben4Pinyin reading
bunKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
58WaniKani level
西
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west, Spain

Kun
にし
On
セイサイ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
259 of 2500
Radical
cover
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

いりひしむら

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-6-1SKIP code
0a6.20The Kanji Dictionary
1060.0Four corner code
3275deroo
897fUnicode hex code
1-32-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4273Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5514New Nelson (John Haig)
3520New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4333Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2193Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2951Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1602Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1728Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
167A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
336Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
28Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34763Morohashi
152A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
72Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
72Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
96sakade
83Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
169henshall3
128Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
198crowley
40Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.20busy_people
1638Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1616Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xi1Pinyin reading
seoKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
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run

Kun
はし.る
On
ソウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
626 of 2500
Radical
run
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

はしり

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-4SKIP code
3b4.9The Kanji Dictionary
4080.1Four corner code
1470deroo
8d70Unicode hex code
1-33-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4539Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5845New Nelson (John Haig)
2194New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2720Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1390Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1877Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
384Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
410Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
725A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
441Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
832Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
37034Morohashi
161A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
429Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
435Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
105sakade
255Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
179henshall3
148Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
177Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.7busy_people
1753Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
390Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zou3Pinyin reading
juKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level