Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to run, to dash, to race.
  2. to gallop (on horseback), to canter.
  3. to advance (against one's enemy), to charge (on horseback). Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
駆ける かける
 
 
駈ける かける

Contained Kanji Breakdown

drive, run, gallop
か.ける ク (Early Jr. High, N1)
horse
ま バ うま (2nd, N3)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
ward, district
ク オウ コウ (3rd, N2)
hiding enclosure radical (no. 23)
ケイ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)