駆 Kanji for drive

N1Grade 814 strokes

drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel

Kun: か.ける、か.る
On: ク

駆 is the Japanese kanji for drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel. It is written with 14 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is か.ける、か.る and its on reading is ク.

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Words with 駆

駆かるto spur on, to urge forward, to impel
駆かけつけるto run to, to come running, to rush (someplace)
駆かけっこ(foot) race, sprint
駆く使しusing freely, making full use of, having a good command of
駆く動どうdrive, driving (force)
先せん駆くforerunner, precursor, pioneer

Practice 駆 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.