Illustration: Along the path beside a Japanese neighborhood sports ground, an adult jogger passes a walking companion at a brisk running pace. Both feet are briefly off the ground, elbows bent and one knee lifted for the next quick step.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

駆かけ足あし

kakeashi

running fast

Example sentences

  1. トムは駆かけ足あしで階段かいだんを上のぼっていった。

    Tom ran up the stairs.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 駆かけ足あしで電車でんしゃに乗のる

    boarding the train in a hurry

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. 子こどもたちは校庭こうていを駆かけ足あしで一周いっしゅうした。

    The children ran a lap around the schoolyard.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 駆足

  • 駆drive; runOnクKunかける・かる
  • 足leg; footOnソクKunあし・たりる・たる

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