駆け足・駈け足|かけあしkakeashi[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
駆け足The mixed kanji-and-kana form 駆け足 is the most common and most standard choice. Beginners should use it in ordinary writing and when producing the word.
駈け足The mixed kanji-and-kana form 駈け足 is rarely used and may feel unfamiliar. Beginners should recognize it as a variant but use 駆け足 when writing.
Definitions
- nounrunning fast; double time
- nouncantering
- noundoing things in a hurry
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym走りはしりNeutralRunning as an act, or the season's first harvest; 「駆け足」 centers on a trotting pace.
- Related駆けるかけるWrittenA verb for running or galloping, leaning toward written prose; 「駆け足」 is a noun for a trot or for rushing through.
- Related走るはしるNeutralThe everyday, neutral verb for running; 「駆け足」 instead highlights a trotting pace or figurative haste.
- RelatedランニングNeutralA loanword for running as exercise, or a tank top; 「駆け足」 suggests a trot or a hurried manner.
- Relatedひとっ走りひとっぱしりCasualColloquial for a quick run or an errand; 「駆け足」 describes the state of moving at a fast pace.
- Related一走りひとはしりNeutralA quick run or spin around, neutral in tone; 「駆け足」 focuses on the running gait itself.
- Antonym歩行ほこうWrittenA written, formal word for walking, the opposite of 「駆け足」 in its trotting sense.
- Antonym徐行じょこうWrittenA written, formal word for going slowly, the opposite of 「駆け足」 as fast running.
Use 「駆け足」 for a trot or, figuratively, rushing through, as in 「駆け足で通り過ぎる」 and 「季節が駆け足で過ぎる」. For running itself say 「走る」 or 「駆ける」; for a quick errand run 「ひとっ走り」; for running as exercise 「ランニング」; for walking 「歩行」.
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