# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 駆ける | かける (kakeru) | to run; to dash |
| 駆けつける | かけつける (kaketsukeru) | to run to; to come running |
| 駆る | かる (karu) | to spur on; to urge forward |

## Don't confuse it with

[駅](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/station/) · [駐](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/park/) · [駄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pack-horse/)

## More in the “Moving 2” set

[徹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-all-the-way/) · [至](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/culminate/) · [駆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gallop/) · [揺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sway/) · [陥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fall-into/) · [滑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slide/) · [巡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-around/) · [遇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/encounter/)

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