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駆 — gallop; drive

駆 means “gallop; drive”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ク (ku). Kun'yomi: か(ける) (kakeru). You'll see it in words such as 駆ける (kakeru, “to run; to dash”).

駆
Stroke order of 駆
Meaning
gallop; drive
On'yomi
ク (ku)
Kun'yomi
か(ける) (kakeru)
Strokes
14
Level
JLPT N1 · set Moving 2

How to remember 駆

Sounds like 区: both read ク.

Parts: 馬 horse · 区 ward

Words with 駆

WordReadingMeaning
駆けるかける kakeru kunto run; to dash
駆けつけるかけつける kaketsukeru kunto run to; to come running
駆るかる karu kunto spur on; to urge forward

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Moving 2” set

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