Word details

急き立てる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 急き立てる.

Dictionary

Entry

急き立てる急きたてるせき立てるきたて急立てるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #37331
1

to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

Examples
父はついてくるように私をせきたてた
My father urged me to go with him.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

9 strokesFrequency 309JLPT N3Grade 3

On

キュウ

Kun

いそ.ぐいそ.ぎせ.く

stand up, rise, set up, erect

5 strokesFrequency 58JLPT N4Grade 1

On

リツリュウリットル

Kun

た.つ-た.つた.ち-た.てる-た.てるた.て-たて--た.て-だ.て-だ.てる

Nanori

たちたったつだてつい

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