Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 東奔西走(とうほんせいそう) in Japanese

東奔西走
Kana Reading
とうほんせいそう
Romaji
tōhonseisō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
    Example sentence
    今日は借金の工面で東奔西走した。 I was on the go all day today looking for a loan.

Examples of 東奔西走, とうほんせいそう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

奔 JLPT 1

8 strokes

run, bustle

On'Yomi: ホン

Kun'Yomi: はし.る

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走 JLPT 4

7 strokes

run

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: はし.る

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西 JLPT 5

6 strokes

west, Spain

On'Yomi: セイ, サイ, ス

Kun'Yomi: にし

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東 JLPT 5

8 strokes

east

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: ひがし

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