駆り立てる

• 読み: かりたてる
• ローマ字: karitateru
• 漢字の分解: 駆 (ku) — drive, spur, gallop; 立 (ritsu) — stand, set up, make act
• 発音: /ka.ɾi.ta.te.ɾɯ/

意味

To drive someone on; to urge; to spur into action; to be propelled by a powerful impulse such as desire, fear, or duty.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb often used in the passive construction ～に駆り立てられる (to be driven or compelled by ~). The subject can be a person driving others, or an abstract force such as emotion or circumstance compelling someone to act. Common with nouns such as 使命感 (sense of mission), 恐怖 (fear), and 好奇心 (curiosity). Conveys a strong, often irresistible internal or external pressure that leaves little room for resistance.

例文

1. 強い好奇心に駆り立てられて、彼は世界中の秘境を旅して回った。
2. 指導者の言葉が兵士たちを前線へと駆り立てた。
3. 彼女を行動へと駆り立てたのは、子どもたちの未来を守りたいという強い意志だった。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, psychology, motivation, formal writing

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Compound of 駆る (to drive, to spur on, to gallop) and 立てる (to make stand, to set going). The kanji 駆 depicts a horse being driven forward at speed.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: All classes