Word details

駆られる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 駆られる.

Dictionary

Entry

駆られるられるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #93990
1

to be driven by (a feeling, impulse, etc.); to be carried away by; to be seized with; to be stricken with; to be impelled by; to be spurred on by; to succumb to

Examples
大声でしゃべりたい衝動にかられた
I felt an impulse to cry out loud.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel

14 strokesFrequency 1,033JLPT N1Grade 8

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Kun

か.けるか.る

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