Japanese symbol for “scribbling”
走り書き
はしりがき
Romaji: hashirigaki
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
In Japanese, scribbling is 走り書き, read はしりがき (hashirigaki).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
Written forms: 走り書き、走書き、走り書. Readings: はしりがき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “scribbling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| いたずら書き | いたずらがき itazuragaki | scribbling; doodling; graffiti |
| 乱筆乱文 | らんぴつらんぶん ranpitsuranbun | (my) poor writing; scribbling; hasty writing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 走る | はしる hashiru | to run |
| 逃走 | とうそう tousou | flight; desertion; escape |
| 走行 | そうこう soukou | running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling |
| 走り | はしり hashiri | running |
| 脱走 | だっそう dassou | escape; flight; breakout |
| 暴走 | ぼうそう bousou | acting rashly; running wildly; behaving recklessly |
| 文書 | ぶんしょ bunsho | document; writing; letter |
| 書籍 | しょせき shoseki | book; publication |
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.