駆ける (かける): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

駆ける (かける) means to run / to gallop / to dash.

See example sentences below.

駆ける at a glance

駆ける

かけるkakeru

N3verb

to run / to gallop / to dash

駆けるかけるkakeruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to run / to gallop / to dash

Example 1

子どもたちが校庭をかけている。

Translation

The children are running in the schoolyard.

Example 2

彼は馬にのって野原をかけた。

Translation

He galloped across the field on his horse.