急かす (せかす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

急かす (せかす) means to hurry / to urge.

See example sentences below.

急かす at a glance

急かす

せかすsekasu

N1verb

to hurry / to urge

急かすせかすsekasuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to hurry / to urge

Example 1

母が早く出かけるように急かした。

Translation

My mother urged me to leave quickly.

Example 2

友達に宿題を急かされた。

Translation

My friend hurried me to finish my homework.