This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ク、か.ける、か.る
Romaji: ku, ka.keru, ka.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  187
Frequency:  1033
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-10-4
Korean Reading:  gu
Chinese Reading:  qu1
Unicode:  99c6
JIS:  366E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1823
Nelson Index: 5200
New Nelson Index: 6736
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 10a4.5
Four Corner Index: 7131.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1183
Gakken Index: 1477
Daikanwanjiten Index: 44634
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0506
Remembering the kanji Index: 1983
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1910
Kodansha Compact Index: 1916
Kanji in Context Index: 1611
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1185
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1619
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 2002
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2137
Essential Kanji Index: 1271
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2293
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3475
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1743

Words

駆逐 (くちく)
extermination; expulsion; destruction
駆る (かる)
to drive (car); to spur on; to impel
駆けつける (かけつける)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
翔る (かける)
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
先駆ける (さきがける)
to be the first
駆動 (くどう)
driving force
駆使 (くし)
free use; to use freely; to make free use of; to have good command (e.g. of a language); to drive someone on
先駆 (せんく)
forerunner; pioneer; precursor; herald; outrider; pilot car
駆ける (かける)
to run (race, esp. horse); to dash; to gallop (one's horse); to canter; to advance (against one's enemy)
先駆け (さきがけ)
charging ahead of others; the first to charge; pioneer; forerunner; harbinger
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