WORD DETAIL
駆け抜ける
かけぬける
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
駆け抜けるcombines駆ける, to run, with抜ける, adding the sense of passing through or carrying the run to an endpoint. - Basic usage: A traversed space appears in
草原を, while an endpoint appears inゴールまで.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Route and endpoint
草原を駆け抜けるfocuses on racing across a space, whileゴールまで駆け抜けるfocuses on continuing to the finish.
- More than simply running
- The compound emphasizes forcefully covering or completing a stretch, rather than merely beginning to run.

