Kakeru

JLPT N1

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駆ける (Kakeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to run, to dash, to race, to gallop (on horseback)”.

Meanings

  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto run; to dash; to race
  2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto gallop (on horseback); to canter
  3. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto advance (against one's enemy); to charge (on horseback)

Examples

  • A shooting star dashed through the sky.

  • A boy came running towards me.

  • He was flying down the road.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 駆ける

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