Translation guide
The English word 'gallop' primarily refers to the fastest gait of a horse, but can also be used metaphorically for rapid movement or progress. This guide focuses on how to express these concepts naturally in Japanese.
The horse is galloping.
Most common way to say a horse is galloping.
Describing a horse running at full speed, the fastest gait.
The loanword from English, commonly used in horse racing and equestrian contexts. It specifically refers to the gallop gait.
The horse is running at a gallop.
The technical term for the gallop gait in equine science. Used in formal or academic contexts.
A general phrase meaning 'to run at full speed'. Can be used for horses or other animals, but not specific to the gallop gait.
Describing the action of making a horse gallop, or riding a horse at a gallop.
Causative form using the loanword, meaning 'to make a horse gallop'.
Using 'gallop' figuratively to describe something moving or progressing very quickly.
Means 'to sprint' or 'to dash'. Can be used metaphorically for rapid progress or movement.
Describing the rhythmic sound or beat of a gallop.
In English, 'gallop' is often used loosely for any fast running, but in Japanese, ギャロップ specifically refers to the horse's gait. For general fast running, use 全速力で走る or 疾走する.
The child ran at full speed. (Not 'galloped')
They galloped across the field.
The gallop is the horse's fastest gait.
The horse is running at full speed.
He galloped the horse.
Literally 'to dash at a gallop'. Emphasizes the speed and action.
The jockey galloped the horse.
Time galloped by.
Literally 'to advance at a furious speed'. Conveys the idea of galloping progress.
The project is galloping along.
A literary term meaning 'to dash forward' or 'to rush'. Often used in dramatic or written contexts.
The times are galloping forward.
The piece starts with a gallop rhythm.
Literally 'the sound of a horse dashing'. Used to describe the hoofbeats.
I heard the sound of galloping hooves in the distance.
Horse gaits in Japanese: 常歩 (なみあし) = walk, 速歩 (はやあし) = trot, 駈歩 (かけあし) = canter, 襲歩 (しゅうほ) or ギャロップ = gallop. In casual conversation, ギャロップ is most common for gallop.
馬がギャロップになった。
The horse broke into a gallop.