Japanese word

走り出す

Pronunciation

Romajihashiridasu

Meaning

  • verbstart running

Example

雨がやむと、子どもたちは走り出します。ame ga ya mu to ko do mo ta chi wa hashi ri da shi ma su

When the rain stops, the children start running.

Illustration for 走り出す (start running)

More examples

合図を聞くと、選手たちは一斉に走り出しました。ai zu o ki ku to sen shu ta chi wa is sei ni hashi ri da shi ma shi ta

When they heard the signal, the runners all started running.

Core concept

It presents running as an action that begins and moves into progress, often with a sense of sudden onset.

Common phrases

  • 急に走り出すkyū ni hashi ri da su

    suddenly start running

  • 合図で走り出すai zu de hashi ri da su

    start running at a signal

  • 一斉に走り出すis sei ni hashi ri da su

    start running all at once

Similar words

走り始めるhashirihajimeru: To start running while leaving the manner of the start unspecified.
駆け出すkakedasu: To begin running quickly and energetically, often as if rushing away.

Definition in Japanese

きっかけを受けて、走る動作を始めること。ki kka ke o u ke te hashi ru dō sa o haji me ru ko to

Word origin

走り出す (hashiridasu) is a native Japanese compound of 走る (hashiru, "to run") and 出す (dasu, "to put out"), with 出す used after a verb stem to mean "begin to".

Usage tips

  • In conversation, 走り出す (hashiridasu) often highlights the moment someone suddenly begins running, while 走り始める (hashirihajimeru) is more neutral about how the action starts.

Opposites

Related words

  • 走り出しhashirideshistart of runningnoun

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