Illustration: On a quiet riverside cycle path, a parent rises slightly from a bicycle saddle and presses firmly down on a pedal as the bicycle gathers speed.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

加か速そく

kasoku

to accelerate

Example sentences

その政策せいさくは、インフレを加速かそくさせるだけだ。
The policy will only accelerate inflation.
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列車れっしゃは加速かそくした。
The train gathered speed.
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凍こおった斜面しゃめんを滑すべり降おりる時ときそりは加速かそくした。
The sled accelerated as it went down the icy slope.
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Kanji in 加速

加add; additionOnカKunくわえる・くわわる
速quick; fastOnソクKunはやい・はや-・はやめる

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