JLPT N5 vocabulary
走る: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
はしる2Nakadaka · falls inside
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to run
- to run (of a vehicle), to drive, to travel, to move, to sail
- to rush (to), to dash, to race
- to retreat, to flee, to defect (to)
- to run away, to abscond, to elope
- to flash (of lightning), to streak, to shoot (through, e.g. of pain), to run (through), to flare, to flit (e.g. across one's face), to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.)
- to go (e.g. bad, to extremes), to become, to turn, to take to (e.g. crime), to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions), to get involved in, to get wrapped up in
- to run (through, of a road, street, etc.), to extend (e.g. of a mountain range), to stretch, to lie

Conjugation
Ends in -iru / -eru like an ichidan verb, but conjugates as godan.
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 走る | 走 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 走 | 走 |
| Polite presentます形 | 走 | 走 |
| Polite pastました形 | 走 | 走 |
| Te-formて形 | 走 | 走 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 走 | 走 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 走 | 走 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 走 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 走 | 走 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 走 | 走る |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 走 | 走 |
| Passive受身形 | 走 | 走 |
| Make / let使役形 | 走 | 走 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 走 | 走 |
Example sentences
ここでは走るな。
Don't run here.
彼は遊びたいばかりに走って帰っていった。
He ran home simply because he wanted to play.