駆
dash; drive; run; gallop; advance; inspire; impel
14 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1033.
Readings
- ク (on reading): 駆逐艦 (くちくかん) destroyer (ship); 駆動 (くどう) drive
- かける (kun reading): 駆けつける (かけつける) to run to; 先駆ける (さきがける) to do (something) before (something or someone else)
- かる (kun reading): 駆る (かる) to spur on; 駆り出す (かりだす) to hunt out
Components
- 馬
- 区
- ノ radical slash, katakana no
- 丶 radical dot
- 匚 radical box, open on the right
- ⺣ radical fire, bottom form of 火
- 馬 radical horse
Words using 駆
- 駆逐艦 (くちくかん) destroyer (ship)
- 駆動 (くどう) drive
- 駆逐 (くちく) expulsion
- 先駆 (せんく) forerunner
- 駆使 (くし) using freely
- 駆けつける (かけつける) to run to
- 先駆ける (さきがける) to do (something) before (something or someone else)
- 駆け引き (かけひき) bargaining
- 駆け抜ける (かけぬける) to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.)
- 先駆け (さきがけ) pioneer
- 駆る (かる) to spur on
- 駆り出す (かりだす) to hunt out
- 駆り立てる (かりたてる) to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.)
- 駆られる (かられる) to be driven by (a feeling, impulse, etc.)
- 駆り集める (かりあつめる) to round up
97 words in all.