What does kanji 轢 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 轢 is run over.

How is kanji 轢 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 轢 are きし.る, ひ.く; the onyomi readings are レキ.

What words use kanji 轢?

Example words that use kanji 轢 include 轢く, ひき殺す, ひき逃げ, 軋る.

Kanken 1

轢

Meaning

Kanji 轢

run over

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: きし.るひ.く
Onyomi 音読み: レキ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 22
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 躒 • 鑠 • 礫 • 皪 • 櫟 • 樂 • 擽

Related vocabulary

Showing 8 common entries

Showing 8 of 8 entries that include this kanji.

轢く

ひく

to run over (with a vehicle)

ひき殺す

ひきころす

to kill by running over

ひき逃げ

ひきにげ

hit-and-run (causing personal injury)

軋る

きしる

to creak

轢殺

れきさつ

killing by running over (with a car or train)

轢死

れきし

death by being run over

轢断

れきだん

cutting in two under train wheels

軋轢

あつれき

friction

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

その猫は車に轢かれた。

The cat was run over by a car.

危うく自転車に轢かれるところだった。

I was almost run over by a bicycle.

彼は暗い道で犬を轢いてしまった。

He accidentally ran over a dog on a dark road.

前の車が小さな石を轢いた。

The car ahead ran over a small stone.

横断歩道では人を轢かないように気をつけてください。

Please be careful not to run over anyone at the crosswalk.