駆馳

Japanese

Kanji in this term
駆 馳
く
Grade: S
ち
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
驅馳 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Coined in Japanese as a compound of Middle Chinese elements 驅馳 (MC khju|khjuH drje, literally “to drive + to speed”).

First cited to a text from c. 1346.[1]

Pronunciation

    Noun

    駆(く)馳(ち) • (kuchi) 

    1. [from 1475] driving with a car, horse, etc.
    2. [from c. 1346] working with affairs

    Verb

    駆(く)馳(ち)する • (kuchi suru) suru (stem 駆(く)馳(ち)し (kuchi shi), past 駆(く)馳(ち)した (kuchi shita))

    1. [from 1475] to drive with a car, horse, etc.
    2. [from c. 1346] to work with affairs

    Conjugation

    References

    1. “駆馳”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
    2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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