翔る・駆ける・翔ける|かけるkakeru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
翔る翔る is the most common of the listed written forms. It is written with kanji and kana and appears as a spelling of 翔る（かける）.
駆ける駆ける is less common than 翔る but more common than 翔ける. It is written with kanji and kana and is the recommended default for beginners.
翔ける翔ける is the least common of the three written forms. Its okurigana is irregular, so beginners should use 駆ける instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto soar; to flyusu. 翔る. 翔ける, 一段 is unorthodox.
- godan verb, intransitive verbto run; to dashusu. 駆ける
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 翔る（かける） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 翔ります（かけります） |
| Negative (nai) | 翔らない（かけらない） |
| polite (masen) | 翔りません（かけりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 翔らず・翔らぬ（かけらず・かけらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 翔った（かけった） |
| polite (mashita) | 翔りました（かけりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 翔らなかった（かけらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 翔りませんでした（かけりませんでした） |
| Te form | 翔って（かけって） |
| Potential | 翔れる（かけれる） |
| Passive | 翔られる（かけられる） |
| Causative | 翔らせる（かけらせる） |
| Causative passive | 翔らせられる・翔らされる（かけらせられる・かけらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 翔れば（かければ） |
| tara | 翔ったら（かけったら） |
| Volitional | 翔ろう（かけろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 翔りましょう（かけりましょう） |
| Imperative | 翔れ（かけれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym舞い上がるまいあがるNeutralSuggests being whirled up high as if by the wind, or figuratively growing giddy with excitement; 「翔る」 stresses flying through the high sky and is literary.
- Synonym飛ぶとぶNeutralThe everyday, all-purpose word for flying; 「翔る」 carries a poetic, literary tone.
- Synonym天翔るあまがけるWrittenA written word for gods and spirits soaring high into the sky, with a mythic flavor; 「翔る」 is broader in scope.
- Synonym舞い立つまいたつNeutralDescribes rising lightly into the air as if dancing, stressing a graceful, floating lift-off; 「翔る」 stresses powerful flight through the sky and can also mean dashing.
- Synonym飛び翔るとびかけるWrittenA rare written word for flying or soaring through the air; 「翔る」 is the more common choice in literary writing.
- Antonym落ちるおちるNeutralMeans to fall or drop down — the opposite of 「翔る」 soaring high in the sky.
Use 「翔る」 for soaring high through the sky; it is literary, as in 「大空を翔る」. For everyday flying say 「飛ぶ」, for being whirled up high 「舞い上がる」, for gods soaring 「天翔る」, and for falling 「落ちる」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
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