疾走

      Japanese

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      Pronunciation

      Noun

      疾走 (hiragana しっそう, romaji shissō)

      1. a dash, a sprint, running or going at full speed

      Usage notes

      Can be used to describe people, animals, and vehicles.

      Synonyms

      • 力走 (りきそう, rikisō): going all out, running as hard as one can (for people, animals, vehicles)
      • 快走 (かいそう, kaisō): running or going fast gleefully or happily (for people, animals, vehicles)
      • 疾駆 (しっく, shikku): a dash, a sprint (only for vehicles or horses: something driven)
      • ダッシュ (dasshu): a dash, a sprint (as in a race, when running hard from start to finish)
      • スパート (supāto): a spurt of speed (as in a race, when running extra hard from some point after the start)

      Verb

      疾走 + する (intransitive, irregular conjugation, hiragana しっそうする, romaji shissō suru)疾走する 疾走 suru

      1. to dash, to sprint, to run or go at full speed
        車は海辺を疾走した。
        くるまはうみべをしっそうした。
        Kuruma wa umibe o shissō shita.
        The car streaked along the beach.

      Usage notes

      Can be used to describe people, animals, and vehicles.

      Conjugation

      Synonyms

      • 力走 (りきそう, rikisō): to go all out, to run as hard as one can (for people, animals, vehicles)
      • 快走 (かいそう, kaisō): to run or go fast gleefully or happily (for people, animals, vehicles)
      • 疾駆 (しっく, shikku): to dash, to sprint (only for vehicles or horses: something driven)
      • ダッシュ (dasshu): to dash, to sprint (as in a race, when running hard from start to finish)
      • スパート (supāto): to put on a spurt of speed (as in a race, when running extra hard from some point after the start)
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