• 走はしる — to run
• 走行そうこう — running / traveling
• 走破そうは — run through / complete (a course)
• 脱走だっそう — escape
• 暴走ぼうそう — reckless driving / rampage
• 競走きょうそう — race / competition
• 疾走しっそう — sprint / dash
• 奔走ほんそう — running about / making every effort

走 shows a person in motion — a clear visual of fast movement. It forms the base of many verbs and nouns relating to running, motion, and quick action, both physically and metaphorically.

You’ll find 走 in vocabulary about speed, urgency, and dynamic behavior.

犬いぬが走はしっています。
The dog is running.

子供達こどもたちが公園こうえんで走はしりまわっている。
The children are running around in the park.