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駆り出す (かりだす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
hunt out ; flush out ; round up
Used for driving animals or people out of hiding, or gathering them up. Often implies a thorough, sometimes forceful, search.
猟りょう
犬けん
が
ウサギ
を
茂しげ
み
から
駆か
り
出だ
す
。
The hunting dogs flush rabbits out of the bushes.
2
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
impress ; recruit ; mobilize
Only when written 駆り出す
Specifically written 駆り出す. Means to forcibly or urgently call someone into service, such as drafting or pressing into a task. Often used when someone is made to do something against their will or at short notice.
Written forms 駆か り 出だ す Usage 74%
Standard kanji spelling for both senses; 駆 conveys driving out or mobilizing.
狩か り 出だ す Usage 22%
Kanji 狩 (hunt) emphasizes the hunting/flushing nuance; less common than 駆り出す.
駆かり 出だ す Usage 3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard written spelling.
狩かり 出だ す Usage 1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard written spelling.
Similar words 狩か る 狩る means to hunt game; 駆り出す focuses on the action of driving out or rounding up, not the hunting itself.
駆か り 立た てる 駆り立てる means to spur on or drive someone to action psychologically; 駆り出す is more about physically mobilizing or flushing out.
Etymology Compound of 駆る (karu, 'to drive, spur') + 出す (dasu, 'to take out'). The kanji 駆 conveys urging or driving forward. The spelling 狩り出す uses 狩 (hunt) for the hunting/flushing sense.
