When “走” fills a head
Why it is in the set
It is the only character in the set for doing something with your body, and a set of 36 states of mind needed at least one. It also covers the other kind of running — the kind where you are late — and the generator is allowed to mean either.
What a head full of it looks like
A route you have run enough times to stop noticing. Or a morning that started eleven minutes behind and never caught up. A head led by 走 is in motion, and not always deliberately.
Words that use it
走る (hashiru, to run), 走行 (soukou, of a vehicle in motion), 競走 (kyousou, a race), 脱走 (dassou, an escape), 師走 (shiwasu, an old name for December — “the month even the priests run”).
Kanji it turns up with
焦 (panic) behind 走 is the late kind. 休 (rest) behind it is somebody who has been told to slow down.
Where “走” comes from
The old form shows a person with arms swinging above, and a foot below. A body in motion, drawn twice over.
It is a radical in its own right: 起 (to get up), 超 (to exceed), 越 (to cross over) all carry it.
In Japanese 走る is also what a vehicle does. A train 走る along its line.
A line you might get for “走”
“Moving. The direction is under review.”
Count the “走” in your own headOthers in “Doing”
“走” is filed under “Doing”. These are the rest of that group.
The 36 kanji
This is entirely a joke and has nothing to do with any real person.