駆 means “gallop, run, drive”

かける · kakeru

Also: advance

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

かける, かる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ク

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 14 strokes

The story

A horse (馬) beside 区, a ward: picture a rider galloping from district to district. 駆ける is to run flat out, and stations everywhere plead 駆け込み乗車はおやめください, please don't dash onto the train.

Used in 駆ける (kakeru, to run/gallop), 駆け込む (kakekomu, to rush in), and 駆除 (kujo, extermination)

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