Meaning

Primary

Run Wild

Alternative

Run Out Of Control

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Violent running... sounds like a marathon gone wrong. No, this is when you run around and you're all violent. A better way to describe this would be to say "run wild" or "run out of control."

Reading

ぼうそう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

アイツ最近ちょっと暴走気味だよね。

That guy has been running a little wild recently, hasn’t he?

暴走したトラックが、オフィスにつっこんで来たんです。

A runaway truck crashed into our office.

小学校の横を120キロのスピードで走る暴走ベンツのビデオがネットで話題になっています。

A video of a runaway Mercedes Benz driving at 120 kilometers per hour next to an elementary school is making the rounds on the Internet.

Kanji Composition