Vocabulary

What does 加速 (かそく, kasoku) mean?

加速 (かそく, kasoku) means acceleration.

Quick facts
Readingかそく
Romajikasoku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
かそく
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkasoku

acceleration

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive acceleration; speeding up

Example sentences

  • The car suddenly accelerated, and I was startled.

  • This country's population decline is accelerating.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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