馳
馳: gallop
gallop; run; (feast, in ご馳走)
13 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 6 words here
Readings
On
チ・ジ
Kunはせる
In ご馳走 (feast) it is read チ; 馳せる (はせる) means to gallop, and 思いを馳せる means to let one's thoughts travel.
Key words
ご馳走ごちそうfeast; treat
ご馳走様ごちそうさまthank you for the meal
馳せるはせるto gallop; to run
思いを馳せるおもいをはせるto let one's thoughts go (to)
馳せ参じるはせさんじるto hurry to the scene
Example sentences
誕生日には、母がご馳走を作ってくれた。
On my birthday, my mother cooked a feast for me.
旅の途中、遠い故郷に思いを馳せた。
During the trip, I let my thoughts drift to my distant hometown.
知らせを聞いて、友人たちはすぐに病院へ馳せ参じた。
Hearing the news, my friends rushed straight to the hospital.