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Readings

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

Meanings

run, gallop, advance

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  187
Frequency: 
Grade:  10
Skip Pattern:  1-10-5
Korean Reading:  gu
Chinese Reading:  qu1
Unicode:  99c8
JIS:  366F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1829
Nelson Index: 5208
New Nelson Index: 6744
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 10a4.5
Four Corner Index: 7231.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 44636
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0506
Remembering the kanji Index: 2809
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1624
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2824
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2300

Words

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)
駆け出す (かけだす)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
駆け比べ (かけくらべ)
race; footrace
駆け出し (かけだし)
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
駆け込む (かけこむ)
to rush in (at the last minute); to stampede
牧を駈ける駒 (まきをかけるこま)
horse galloping in the pasture
駆け落ち (かけおち)
defeat and flight; disappearing without a trace; eloping
駆け足 (かけあし)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
駆けっくら (かけっくら)
(foot) race; sprint
駆け下りる (かけおりる)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
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