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急かせる (せかせる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
hurry (someone) ; urge on ; press ; rush
Transitive verb meaning to hurry someone else or to urge them to act faster. Often used when the speaker is impatient or wants to speed up another person's actions.
See also: 急かす
My mother hurried me and made me go to school quickly.
Written forms 急せ かせる Usage 35%
Standard kanji spelling for this transitive verb.
せかせる Usage 65%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
Kanji 急 hurry, emergency, sudden Similar words 急せ かす 急かす is a godan verb with the same meaning, but 急かせる is ichidan and slightly more common in modern usage.
急いそ ぐ 急ぐ is intransitive (to hurry oneself), while 急かせる is transitive (to hurry someone else).
Etymology Causative form of 急く (せく, 'to hurry'), literally 'to make hurry'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it functions as a transitive verb meaning to urge someone to hurry.
