Word Meaning 拍車

はくしゃ hakusha

拍車 is read as はくしゃ (hakusha) and means (riding) spur.

Meaning

English

(riding) spur
spurring on
acceleration
impetus

Reading

Kana

はくしゃ

Romaji

hakusha

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 13434 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

拍車がかかる

はくしゃがかかる

to expedite

拍車をかける

はくしゃをかける

to spur (on)

拍手

はくしゅ

clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

拍子

ひょうし

the moment

拍子抜け

ひょうしぬけ

anticlimax

拍子記号

ひょうしきごう

time signature

拍子木

ひょうしぎ

wooden clappers

拍手を送る

はくしゅをおくる

to give a round of applause

救急車

きゅうきゅうしゃ

ambulance

汽車

きしゃ

steam train

街宣車

がいせんしゃ

(right-wing) propaganda truck

廃車

はいしゃ

deregistered vehicle