Is there any significant difference between 駆け回る and 駆け巡る?


I already knew the word 駆け回る, which means "to run about", "to bustle about".
Well, I recently came across the term 駆け巡る that seems to mean the same.

Are both words safely interchangeable? Is there any nuance or difference
between them?




Both mean mostly the same but are not very interchangeable.

A general distinction would be

  * 駆け回る is casual, means literally something is running about. Sometimes it has negative connotation of "in vain".
  * 駆け巡る is often used for spreading of news. It can take animate subjects, but sounds a bit strained or affected. It usually means "purposefully going to many places".

**Examples** :

  * 子供がスーパーで駆け回った The child ran about in a supermarket.

Using 駆け巡る here is odd. It sounds like the child is doing so for a specific
purpose.

  * ニュースが世界中を駆け巡った The news spread all over the world.

Using 駆け回った is much less idiomatic.

  * 私は世界中を駆け回った I travelled all around the world.

This is more likely to be used than 駆け巡った, which sounds like a sentence in an
autobiography.

  * あちこち駆け回ったが金は集まらなかった I went everywhere (asking for money) but was unable to collect money.

Using 駆け巡る is not possible.




Both mean mostly the same but are not very interchangeable.

A general distinction would be

  * 駆け回る is casual, means literally something is running about. Sometimes it has negative connotation of "in vain".
  * 駆け巡る is often used for spreading of news. It can take animate subjects, but sounds a bit strained or affected. It usually means "purposefully going to many places".

**Examples** :

  * 子供がスーパーで駆け回った The child ran about in a supermarket.

Using 駆け巡る here is odd. It sounds like the child is doing so for a specific
purpose.

  * ニュースが世界中を駆け巡った The news spread all over the world.

Using 駆け回った is much less idiomatic.

  * 私は世界中を駆け回った I travelled all around the world.

This is more likely to be used than 駆け巡った, which sounds like a sentence in an
autobiography.

  * あちこち駆け回ったが金は集まらなかった I went everywhere (asking for money) but was unable to collect money.

Using 駆け巡る is not possible.

