駆
駆 — Drive
drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel
On’yomiク (ku)
Kun’yomiかける (kakeru)
Kun’yomiかる (karu)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 駆
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 駆使 | くし kushi | using freely; making full use of; having a good command of |
| 駆け引き | かけひき kakehiki | bargaining; haggling; tactics |
| 駆動 | くどう kudou | drive; driving (force) |
| 先駆 | せんく senku | forerunner; precursor; pioneer |
| 先駆ける | さきがける sakigakeru | to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.) |
| 駆け込み | かけこみ kakekomi | running in; rushing into; last-minute rush |
Study notes
駆 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1033 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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