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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Stroke count: 15

Meaning: run, gallop, advance

Kunyomi: か.ける, か.る

Onyomi: ク

Composition: 馬 丘

駈

Radical

Radical: 馬

Meaning: horse

Reading: うま

Frequency: 472

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

馬

Examples

Onyomi Examples

駈歩 (クホ) canter (horse gait)

Kunyomi Examples

駆ける (かける) to run, to dash, to race, to gallop (on horseback), to canter, to advance (against one's enemy), to charge (on horseback)

駆る (かる) to spur on, to urge forward, to impel, to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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