Translation guide
The English word 'gallop' primarily refers to the fastest gait of a horse, but can also be used metaphorically for rapid movement or progress. This guide focuses on how to express these concepts naturally in Japanese.
Describing a horse running at full speed, the fastest gait.
The loanword from English, commonly used in horse racing and equestrian contexts. It specifically refers to the gallop gait.
馬がギャロップで走っている。
The horse is running at a gallop.
The technical term for the gallop gait in equine science. Used in formal or academic contexts.
襲歩は馬の最も速い歩法です。
The gallop is the horse's fastest gait.
A general phrase meaning 'to run at full speed'. Can be used for horses or other animals, but not specific to the gallop gait.
馬が全速力で走っている。
The horse is running at full speed.
Describing the action of making a horse gallop, or riding a horse at a gallop.
Causative form using the loanword, meaning 'to make a horse gallop'.
彼は馬をギャロップさせた。
He galloped the horse.
Literally 'to dash at a gallop'. Emphasizes the speed and action.
騎手は馬をギャロップで駆けさせた。
The jockey galloped the horse.
Using 'gallop' figuratively to describe something moving or progressing very quickly.
Means 'to sprint' or 'to dash'. Can be used metaphorically for rapid progress or movement.
時間が疾走するように過ぎた。
Time galloped by.
Literally 'to advance at a furious speed'. Conveys the idea of galloping progress.
プロジェクトは猛スピードで進んでいる。
The project is galloping along.
A literary term meaning 'to dash forward' or 'to rush'. Often used in dramatic or written contexts.
時代の流れが驀進している。
The times are galloping forward.
Describing the rhythmic sound or beat of a gallop.
The loanword can also refer to the sound or rhythm, as in music or poetry.
曲はギャロップのリズムで始まる。
The piece starts with a gallop rhythm.
Literally 'the sound of a horse dashing'. Used to describe the hoofbeats.
遠くから馬の駆ける音が聞こえた。
I heard the sound of galloping hooves in the distance.
In English, 'gallop' is often used loosely for any fast running, but in Japanese, ギャロップ specifically refers to the horse's gait. For general fast running, use 全速力で走る or 疾走する.
子供が全速力で走った。
The child ran at full speed. (Not 'galloped')
Horse gaits in Japanese: 常歩 (なみあし) = walk, 速歩 (はやあし) = trot, 駈歩 (かけあし) = canter, 襲歩 (しゅうほ) or ギャロップ = gallop. In casual conversation, ギャロップ is most common for gallop.
彼らは野原をギャロップで駆け抜けた。
They galloped across the field.
馬がギャロップになった。
The horse broke into a gallop.