Moto 駆: Drive; Run; GallopKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ク
- Kun'yomi
- か(ける)、か(る)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 133 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ク)
- 駆使くしusing freely; making full use of
- 駆動くどうdriving force
- 先駆せんくforerunner; precursor
- 駆除くじょextermination (esp. pests); expulsion
- 駆逐艦くちくかんdestroyer (ship)
- 前駆ぜんくoutrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); outriding
- 疾駆しっくriding fast; driving a horse fast
- 駆逐くちくextermination; expulsion
- イベント駆動イベントくどうevent driven
- イベント駆動型イベントくどうがたevent driven
- コマンド駆動型システムコマンドくどうがたシステムcommand driven method; command-driven system
- ストリーミングテープ駆動機構ストリーミングテープくどうきこうstreaming tape drive; streamer
- テープ駆動機構テープくどうきこうtape drive
- テープ駆動部テープくどうぶtape transport
- ディスク駆動機構ディスクくどうきこうdisk drive
- バッテリ駆動バッテリくどうbattery-powered
- ミサイル駆逐艦ミサイルくちくかん(guided) missile destroyer
- 先駆的せんくてきpioneering; path-breaking
- 先駆者せんくしゃpioneer; trailblazer
- 前輪駆動ぜんりんくどうfront-wheel drive
- 前駆体ぜんくたい(biochemical) precursor
- 前駆戦ぜんくせんskirmish; prefinal (in games)
- 前駆症状ぜんくしょうじょうprodrome; premonitory symptom
- 前駆陣痛ぜんくじんつうBraxton-Hicks contractions; practice contractions
- 四輪駆動よんりんくどうfour-wheel drive
- 四輪駆動車よんりんくどうしゃfour-wheel-drive car
- 四駆よんくfour-wheel drive
- 害虫駆除がいちゅうくじょpest extermination; pest control
- 悪貨は良貨を駆逐するあっかはりょうかをくちくするwhen there is a legal tender currency, bad money drives out good money (Gresham's Law)
- 懸軍長駆けんぐんちょうくmilitary expedition deep into enemy territory
- 護衛駆逐艦ごえいくちくかんdestroyer escort
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 駆け引きかけひきbargaining; haggling
- 先駆けるさきがけるto be the first
- 駆け込みかけこみrunning in; rushing into
- 先駆けさきがけpioneer; leader
- 駆けつけるかけつけるto run to; to come running
- 駆けるかけるto run; to dash
- 朝駆けあさがけearly-morning attack
- 駆けっこかけっこ(foot) race; sprint
- 駆け付け三杯かけつけさんばいthree cups of sake which latecomers to a party are made to drink
- 駆け出しかけだしnovice; beginner
- 駆け出すかけだすto run off; to break into a run
- 駆け回るかけまわるto run around; to bustle about
- 駆け寄るかけよるto rush over; to run up to
- 駆け巡るかけめぐるto run about; to rush about
- 駆け抜けるかけぬけるto run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
- 駆け落ちかけおちelopement; running away with a lover
- 駆け足かけあしrunning fast; double time
- 駆け込むかけこむto run into; to rush into
- 駆り立てるかりたてるto flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals)
- 駆るかるto spur on; to urge forward
- 夜討ち朝駆けようちあさがけearly-morning and late-night visits (e.g. by reporters)
- 抜け駆けぬけがけstealing a march on; getting a head start
- 群羊を駆って猛虎を攻むぐんようをかってもうこをせむto group together against a stronger enemy
- 走馬灯のように駆け巡るそうまとうのようにかけめぐるto flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)
- 走馬灯の様に駆け巡るそうまとうのようにかけめぐるto flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)
- 追い駆けるおいかけるto chase; to run after
Other readings
- 駆け上るかけあがるto run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up
- 主辞駆動句構造文法しゅじくどうくこうぞうぶんぽうhead-driven phrase structure grammar; HPSG
- 抜駆けぬけがけstealing a march on; getting a head start
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