To move quickly on foot; to run (physically).
毎朝、公園で5キロ走る。
I run 5 km in the park every morning.
子どもたちが校庭を元気に走っている。
The children are running energetically on the schoolyard.
駅まで間に合わなくて、バス停まで走った。
I ran to the bus stop because I wouldn't make it to the station in time.
To run (of a vehicle); to be in motion or operation (e.g., trains, cars, systems).
新幹線は時速300キロで走る。
The bullet train runs at 300 km/h.
彼の会社は新しいサービスで順調に走っている。
His company is running smoothly with the new service.
古いエンジンでもまだ走る車がある。
There are cars with old engines that still run.
To rush; to dash or race toward something quickly.
大事な電話に出るために、彼は階段を走って降りた。
He ran down the stairs to answer an important call.
試合開始のホイッスルと同時に選手たちは走り出した。
At the whistle, the players rushed out.
彼女は遅刻しそうで駅まで全力で走った。
She ran full speed to the station because she was about to be late.
To retreat or flee; to defect (i.e., leave one side or group and join another).
前線が崩れ、多くの兵士が後方へ走った。
The front collapsed and many soldiers retreated to the rear.
党内の反対派に不満を感じて、彼はライバル陣営に走った。
Being dissatisfied with the opposition within his party, he defected to a rival camp.
嵐の恐れがあるため、観客は会場から走って逃げた。
Because of the threat of a storm, the audience fled the venue.
To run away; to abscond; to elope (occasionally written 奔る).
若い恋人たちは駆け落ちして夜中に町を走った。
The young lovers eloped and ran out of town at night.
彼は借金取りから逃れるために家を出て走った。
He ran away from home to escape his debt collectors.
To flash or streak (e.g., lightning); to shoot through (e.g., a pain); to spread quickly (e.g., news, shock).
稲妻が夜空を走った。
A bolt of lightning streaked across the night sky.
突然、胸に鋭い痛みが走った。
Suddenly a sharp pain shot through my chest.
そのニュースは町中に走った。
The news spread quickly throughout the town.
Used as 〜に走る meaning to take to or get carried away by something (often with negative connotation), e.g., to take to gambling.
彼は借金してギャンブルに走った。
He went into debt and took to gambling.
ストレスで彼女は甘いものに走ってしまった。
Under stress she started turning to sweets.
安易な流行に走らず、自分の基準で選びなさい。
Don't just follow easy trends; choose by your own standards.
To run (of a road, line, mountain range, etc.); to extend or stretch in a direction.
その道路は海岸に沿って走っている。
The road runs along the coast.
山脈が南北に長く走る。
A mountain range runs north to south.
紙の上に鉛筆で線を引くと、インクの筋が走った。
When I drew a line with a pencil on the paper, a streak of ink ran across it.