奔

rush

Kanji 1825

Find out how to say, “I was on the go all day,” “He is busy with fundraising,” “thanks to his efforts,” and “He ran down the road frantically.” Learn to read between the lines of this sentence: “He disobeyed his parents and ran away from his hometown.” And see how 奔 enables people to slip free of social mores, acting with wild abandon and even doing some “freewheeling” cooking!

Revision history:

Feb. 18, 2022: 

• p. 2, Etymology Box: Updated the Henshall etymology, then did the same for the part of the etymology quoted on p. 1.
• p. 13: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.
• p. 14: Updated Henshall’s etymology of 騰.

Dec. 21, 2018: Originally published.