Word Meaning 暴走

ぼうそう bousou

暴走 is read as ぼうそう (bousou) and means reckless baserunning.

Meaning

English

reckless baserunning
runaway (process)
acting rashly
running wildly
behaving recklessly
reckless driving
rampage

Reading

Kana

ぼうそう

Romaji

bousou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 14058 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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暴走運転

ぼうそううんてん

reckless driving

暴走車

ぼうそうしゃ

recklessly driven car

暴走族

ぼうそうぞく

young motorcycle-riding delinquents

熱暴走

ねつぼうそう

overheating

徒歩暴走族

とほぼうそうぞく

pseudo-bike gang which travels on foot

暴風雨

ぼうふうう

rainstorm

暴力

ぼうりょく

violence

暴動

ぼうどう

insurrection

暴落

ぼうらく

slump

暴風

ぼうふう

storm

暴れる

あばれる

to act violently

暴力団

ぼうりょくだん

bōryokudan

Example Sentences

僕は正義感で「君達、これは犯罪だぞ。恥を知れ」と暴走族のリーダーに言った。

Out of a sense of justice, I said to the leader of the biker gang: "What you are doing is a crime! Be ashamed of yourselves!"

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暴走族女 Biker Girl