Word Meaning 奔走

ほんそう honsou

奔走 is read as ほんそう (honsou) and means running about.

Meaning

English

  1. running about
  2. making every effort (to do)
  3. busying oneself (with)
  4. being busily engaged (in)
  5. good offices
  6. efforts

Reading

Kana

ほんそう

Romaji

honsou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 12874 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

東奔西走

とうほんせいそう

busying oneself about (something)

奔放

ほんぽう

wild

奔流

ほんりゅう

torrent

奔放自在

ほんぽうじざい

free and uncontrolled

脱走

だっそう

escape

疾走

しっそう

sprint

帆走

はんそう

sailing

独走

どくそう

having a large lead (over the others)

滑走

かっそう

taxiing

伴走

ばんそう

running alongside

縦走

じゅうそう

stretching out (in a longitudinal direction)

障害物競走

しょうがいぶつきょうそう

obstacle race

Example Sentences

1

かれはしきんあつめにほんそうした。

He busied himself running around to raise funds.