駆

Meaning

駆 centers on forceful forward motion: driving something forward, running or galloping, advancing, and metaphorically inspiring or impelling someone to act.

• 駆逐くちく

  expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination

• 駆使くし
  N1

  using freely; making full use of; having a good command of

• 駆除くじょ

  extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)

• 駆動くどう

  drive; driving (force)

• 駆けるかける
  N1

  to run; to dash; to race

• 駆るかる

  to spur on; to urge forward; to impel

• 先駆けるさきがける

  to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)

• 駆け引きかけひき
  N1

  bargaining; haggling

• 先駆せんく

  forerunner; precursor; pioneer; leader

• 先駆けさきがけ

  pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; forerunner; harbinger; herald

• 駆け込みかけこみ

  running in; rushing into

• 駆けつけるかけつける

  to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

• 駆け出しかけだし

  novice; beginner

• 駆け落ちかけおち

  elopement; running away with a lover

• 駆けっこかけっこ
  N1

  (foot) race; sprint

• 駆け抜けるかけぬける

  to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city)

• 駆け足かけあし
  N1

  running fast; double time

• 駆け込むかけこむ
  N2

  to run into; to rush into

• 駆り立てるかりたてる

  to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to beat out; to start

• 前駆ぜんく

  outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); outriding

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