走(はし)り回(まわ)る

はしりまわる
godan verb
to run around
1. to run around
To run in various directions, typically with high energy, often used for children or animals.
犬(いぬ)が走(はし)り回(まわ)っている。
The dog is running around.
子供(こども)たちが庭(にわ)を走(はし)り回(まわ)った。
The children ran around the yard.
猫(ねこ)が家(いえ)の中(なか)を元気(げんき)に走(はし)り回(まわ)っている。
The cat is energetically running around inside the house.
子供(こども)たちは公園(こうえん)で朝(あさ)から走(はし)り回(まわ)っていた。
The children had been running around in the park since morning.
小(ちい)さな男(おとこ)の子(こ)が広(ひろ)い芝生(しばふ)の上(うえ)を楽(たの)しそうに走(はし)り回(まわ)っていた。
A little boy was happily running around on the wide lawn.
2. to rush about, to run around busily
To be very busy running from place to place to get things done.
今日(きょう)は忙(いそが)しく走(はし)り回(まわ)った。
I was busy rushing about today.
仕事(しごと)で一日中(いちにちじゅう)走(はし)り回(まわ)っていた。
I was running around all day for work.
買(か)い物(もの)であちこち走(はし)り回(まわ)らなければならなかった。
I had to rush around from place to place for shopping.
会議(かいぎ)の準備(じゅんび)のために朝(あさ)から走(はし)り回(まわ)っている。
I have been rushing about since morning to prepare for the meeting.
引(ひ)っ越(こ)しの手続(てつづ)きで市役所(しやくしょ)と銀行(ぎんこう)を走(はし)り回(まわ)らなければならなかった。
I had to rush around between city hall and the bank for the moving paperwork.

走(はし)り回(まわ)る is an intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)) meaning to run around.

COMPOUND STRUCTURE:

  • 走(はし)る (to run) + 回(まわ)る (to go around) → to run around

ASPECT (ている):
走(はし)り回(まわ)っている indicates an ongoing action of running around, often with energy.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 元気(げんき)に走(はし)り回(まわ)る (run around energetically)
  • あちこち走(はし)り回(まわ)る (run around everywhere)
  • 忙(いそが)しく走(はし)り回(まわ)る (run around busily)

USAGE NOTE:
Often used for children playing or animals being active. Also used figuratively to describe being very busy and having to go to many places.

[Register: Neutral]

Related Words

Related: 歩(ある)き回(まわ)る (same pattern with walking)
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Added 2026.1.14 12:52 · Revised 2026.3.5 13:32
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