Vocabulary

What does 急かす (せかす, sekasu) mean?

急かす (せかす, sekasu) means to hurry, urge on.

Quick facts
Readingせかす
Romajisekasu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
せかす
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsekasu

to hurry, urge on

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to hurry (up); to urge on; to press

Example sentences

  • My mother urged me to hurry up.

  • Rushed by my boss, I finished the work.

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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.

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