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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

拍はく車しゃ

hakusha

impetus, acceleration

Usually used in 拍車をかける or 拍車がかかる. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 円高えんだかがその会社かいしゃの経営不振けいえいふしんに拍車はくしゃをかけた。

    The yen’s appreciation accelerated the decline of that company.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 教育きょういくにもっとお金かねをかければ、経済成長けいざいせいちょうに拍車はくしゃがかかるだろう。

    More money for education will spur economic growth.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 法ほうに定さだめる「温泉おんせん」の基準きじゅんが緩ゆるやかであるため、こうした傾向けいこうに拍車はくしゃをかけている。

    The loose definition of 'onsen' by the law is encouraging these trends.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 拍車

  • 拍clap; beat (music)Onハク・ヒョウ
  • 車carOnシャKunくるま

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