Word Meaning 拍車をかける

はくしゃをかける hakushaokakeru

拍車をかける is read as はくしゃをかける (hakushaokakeru) and means to spur (on).

Meaning

English

to spur (on)
to expedite
to encourage

Reading

Kana

はくしゃをかける

Romaji

hakushaokakeru

Writing Variants

拍車を掛ける はくしゃをかける hakusha o kakeru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 114850 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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拍車がかかる

はくしゃがかかる

to expedite

拍車

はくしゃ

(riding) spur

拍手を送る

はくしゅをおくる

to give a round of applause

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

拍手を打つ

かしわでをうつ

to clap one's hands in prayer

拍子木

ひょうしぎ

wooden clappers

拍出

はくしゅつ

ejection (e.g. cardiac output)

拍手

かしわで

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

拍動

はくどう

pulsation