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Japanese symbol for “flit”

Romaji: hashiru
to run

In Japanese, flit is , read (hashiru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. v5r, vi to run
  2. v5r, vi to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail
  3. v5r, vi to rush (to); to dash; to race
  4. v5r, vi to retreat; to flee; to defect (to)
  5. v5r, vi to run away; to abscond; to elope
  6. v5r, vi 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)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

run
on: ソウ
kun: はし.る
7 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “flit”

WordReadingMeaning
ちらつく chiratsukuto flicker; to glimmer; to flit
かすめる kasumeruto appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.); to flit (through one's mind, across one's face)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうそう tousouflight; desertion; escape
そうこう soukourunning (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling
はしり hashirirunning
だっそう dassouescape; flight; breakout
ぼうそう bousouacting rashly; running wildly; behaving recklessly

See also: Chinese symbol for “flit”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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