The child came running towards their mother, shouting 'Mommy!' from afar.
駆
drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel
Kanji
Grade
Grade 8
Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
馬部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ク
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
かける, かる
Common Readings
ク, か…ける, か…る
Example sentences
That boy ran towards his mother.
Upon hearing news of the accident, I immediately rushed to the scene.
As soon as he heard the news, he rushed over immediately.
As soon as the signal rang, the children started running all at once.
He ran through the grassland with all his might.
Thousands of mounted warriors galloped across the plain.
He was driven by curiosity to open the old box.
He remembered his past mistakes and was driven by a sense of remorse.
I rushed into the train in a hurry.
Example Vocabulary
駆け寄る
to run up to; to rush towards
駆ける
to run; to dash; to gallop
駆けつける
to rush to; to run to; to hurry to (a place)
駆け出す
to start running; to run out; to dash
駆け抜ける
to run through; to dash through
駆る
to drive; to impel; to spur
駆け込む
to rush into; to dash into
駆け上がる
to run up
駆使
making full use of; commanding; using freely
駆け巡る
to run around; to dash about; to spread rapidly
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