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急かす (せかす): to hurry, to urge on — Japanese vocabulary

急かす is read せかす and means "to hurry, to urge on". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

急かす

Reading
せかす · sekasu
Translation
to hurry, to urge on
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
せかすが

Example

急かしたくはないけど、次のバスに乗ろう。

せかしたくはないけど、つぎのバスにのろう。

I don't want to rush you, but let's try to catch the next bus.

Kanji in this word

  • 急 — hurry, urgent

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