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Kanji Detail for 駆 - "to gallop, to drive"

駆

  • Meaning

    駆 means "to gallop, to drive." Also associated with to chase.

    1. To gallop - To run; to ride a horse at speed.

    2. To drive - To urge a horse to run with a whip.

    3. To chase - To pursue; to drive away.

    4. To press - To force; to compel.

  • Words using 駆

    • 駆使 くし Listen using freely; making full use of; having a good command of
    • 駆動 くどう Listen drive; driving (force)
    • 先駆 せんく Listen forerunner; precursor; pioneer
    • 駆除 くじょ Listen extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
    • 駆ける かける Listen to run; to dash; to race
    • 駆逐艦 くちくかん Listen destroyer (ship)

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    • Verified meaning: to gallop, to drive
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かける)
    • Also carries these associations: to chase

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 駆

    Surnames 駆(かける)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    drive; run; gallop; advance; inspire; impel

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    spur a horse on; expel, drive away

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 驅|驱; to gallop

  • Onyomi

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    ku(ク) ク

  • Kunyomi

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    ka.keru(か-ける) か-ける

    ka.ru(か-る) か-る

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    馬 (uma・umahen)

  • Related Keywords

    to gallop to chase to drive to press ride a horse run rush dash sprint race charge bolt hasten pursue speed swift accelerate dart propel mobilize mount steed surge

Sentences including 駆

  • A boy came running toward me.

  • He ran down to the lake.

  • I rushed out of my house.

  • The children ran down the hill.

  • The dog came running up to me.

  • He ran into the room.

  • We ran down the hill.

  • I ran to my mother.

  • A boy came running towards me.

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