駆 – drive, run, gallop

14 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1033 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 駆 means drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ク (ku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is か.ける、か.る (kakeru, karu). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 馬 (no. 187).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ク	ku
Kun’yomi	か.ける	kakeru
Kun’yomi	か.る	karu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 馬 (Kangxi radical 187). Components: 馬・匚・丶・ノ・杰.

Words using 駆

駆けるかけるto run駆け足かけあしrunning fast駆けっこかけっこ(foot) race

Example sentences

ぱたぱたと足跡を立てて、エントランスへと駆けてゆく。

With a pitter-patter of footsteps she runs off to the entrance.

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Kanji with the same radical

験馬駅駐騒驚騰駄騙馴

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