拍車を掛ける

Japanese

Kanji in this term
拍	車	掛
はく Grade: S	しゃ Grade: 1	か Grade: S

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ɕa̠ o̞ ka̠ke̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

拍(はく)車(しゃ)を掛(か)ける • (hakusha o kakeru) ichidan (stem 拍(はく)車(しゃ)を掛(か)け (hakusha o kake), past 拍(はく)車(しゃ)を掛(か)けた (hakusha o kaketa))

1. encourage, spur (an action)