馳せる
はせる
verb (ichidan)
to rush; to send one's thoughts afar; to make one's name known
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 馳せる | 馳せない |
| Present polite | 馳せます | 馳せません |
| Past | 馳せた | 馳せなかった |
| Past polite | 馳せました | 馳せませんでした |
| て form | 馳せて | 馳せなくて |
| ている present | 馳せている | 馳せていない |
| ている polite | 馳せています | 馳せていません |
| ている past | 馳せていた | 馳せていなかった |
| ている past polite | 馳せていました | 馳せていませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 馳せれば | 馳せなければ |
| Conditional たら | 馳せたら | 馳せなかったら |
| Volitional | 馳せよう | — |
| Volitional polite | 馳せましょう | — |
| Potential | 馳せられる | 馳せられない |
| Passive | 馳せられる | 馳せられない |
| Causative | 馳せさせる | 馳せさせない |
| Imperative | 馳せろ | 馳せるな |
1.
to rush, to gallop, to hasten
To move quickly toward a destination, often with a sense of urgency.
2.
to send one's thoughts afar, to let one's mind wander
To direct one's thoughts, imagination, or feelings toward something distant. Most commonly used in the set phrase 思いを馳せる.
3.
to make (one's name) known widely
Used in the set phrase 名を馳せる, 'to make one's name known far and wide; to become famous', where the name is pictured as racing out across the country or the world. Often with a role or a range: 〜として名を馳せる, 世界に名を馳せる.
Common expressions
- 思いを馳せる: to send one's thoughts to, think of (sense 2, the most common usage)
- 名を馳せる: to make a name for oneself, become famous (sense 3)
- 馳せ参じる: to rush to join, hasten to participate
Usage
In modern Japanese, sense 2 (思いを馳せる) is far more common than the literal rushing meaning, and sense 3 lives only in 名を馳せる. The word has a literary, somewhat elevated tone.