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表層形
駆ら
カラ
動詞

駆ら (カラ)

Kara · から — to spur on, to urge forward, to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

Other ways to say “to spur on” in Japanese →

駆ら in rōmaji: kara.

動詞 一般 * *
📝 駆る 🔤 五段-ラ行 📐 未然形-一般
Updated: 2026年9月13日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
駆ら
見出し語 (Lemma)
駆る
読み (Reading)
カラ
品詞 (POS)
動詞・一般・*・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
五段-ラ行
活用形 (Conj. Form)
未然形-一般
表記 (Orthography)
駆ら
読み・基本形
カル
表記・基本形
駆る
見出し語の読み
カル
How it's used

Used in literary or formal contexts to describe urging someone or something forward, or driving at high speed; less common in everyday speech.

彼は馬を駆らせた。
Kare wa uma o karaseta.
He spurred the horse on.

車を駆らせて駅へ急いだ。
Kuruma o karasete eki e isoida.
I hurried to the station, driving the car at high speed.

⚖️ Commonly confused with '駆ける' (kakeru), which means 'to run' or 'to gallop' and does not imply urging or driving something else.

💡 English Meaning

駆ら means “to spur on, to urge forward, to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

駆る (カル) — main entry →

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カラ
Lemma: 駆る
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
ます形 (Polite)
駆ります
て形 (Te-form)
駆って
過去形 (Past)
駆った
否定形 (Negative)
駆らない
意向形 (Volitional)
駆りましょう
可能形 (Potential)
駆れる
受身形 (Passive)
駆られる
使役形 (Causative)
駆らせる
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