駕
vehicle, palanquin, litter, hitch up an animal
Readings
On'yomi
- カ
- ガ
Kun'yomi
- かご
- が.する
- しのぐ
- のる
Meaning
駕 centers on a vehicle or conveyance, especially one carried by people or pulled by an animal. The idea extends naturally to hitching up an animal to pull such a vehicle.
Most common words using 駕
- 凌駕りょうが
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
- 駕が
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
- ほい駕籠ほいかご
crude palanquin; street palanquin
- 乗駕じょうが
mounting (during animal copulation)
- 出駕しゅつが
departure (of a noble)
- 山駕籠やまかご
mountain palanquin
- 御忍び駕籠おしのびかご
special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
- 町駕籠まちかご
palanquin
- 相合駕籠あいあいかご
two people riding in a palanquin together (esp. a man and a woman)
- 竜駕りょうが
imperial carriage
- 網代駕籠あじろかご
palanquin made of wickerwork
- 繋駕けいが
harnessing (a horse to a cart, esp. for a race)
- 繋駕競走けいがきょうそう
harness racing
- 繋駕速歩競走けいがそくほきょうそう
harness racing
- 辻駕籠つじかご
street palanquin
- 駕籠かご
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
- 駕籠かきかごかき
palanquin bearer; sedan chair bearer
- 駕籠屋かごや
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
- 鳳駕ほうが
imperial carriage
Study
Etymology
駕 combines 加 (add, apply) and 馬 (horse), suggesting applying a horse to a vehicle or hitching up. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the phono-semantic structure is plausible.
Meaning mnemonic
The top 加 looks like adding force, and the bottom 馬 is a horse. Picture adding a horse to a carriage to create a vehicle that can be ridden or used to carry a palanquin.
Reading mnemonic
For カ, imagine a car being hitched to a horse: car -> カ, and the horse pulls the vehicle.