The kanji 駆: meaning, readings and stroke order
駆
- Meaning
- run, drive
- On reading
- ク ku
- Kun reading
- か(ける) kakeru、か(る) karu
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 馬 horse
- Level
- Level 7 · junior high school
- Old form
- 驅
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- chạy nhanh, thúc đẩy (khu)
- Japanese
- はやく はしる。おいたてる。
- Korean
- 달리다, 몰다 (구)
- Chinese
- 奔跑、驱使 (驱)
Readings, words and example sentences
ク ku · on reading · less common
駆使
making full use of
道具を 駆使して 作ります。
He makes it by using his tools skillfully.
か(ける) kakeru · kun reading
駆ける
to run, to dash
家まで いっきに 駆けて 帰ります。
I run all the way home without stopping.
か(る) karu · kun reading · less common
駆る
to drive on, to urge (a horse)
馬を 駆り立てて 進みます。
He urges his horse onward.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.