Kanji
追
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JLPT N3Jōyō · grade 3freq #4119 strokes
Meanings
chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile
ES: perseguir, ahuyentar, expulsar, desterrar, despedir
- On
- ツイ
- Kun
- お.う
Common words
- 追うおうto chase, to run after, to pursue, to follow after
- 追いつくおいつくto catch up (with), to draw level, to pull even, to reach
- 追加ついかaddition, supplement, appending, appendix
- 追い越すおいこすto pass (e.g. car), to overtake
- 追いかけるおいかけるto chase, to run after, to pursue
- 追及ついきゅうinvestigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down
- 追跡ついせきchase, pursuit, tracking, stalking
- 追放ついほうexile, banishment, eviction, deportation, purge, expulsion, ousting
Example sentences
犬が猫を追いかけていた。
A dog was running after a cat.
Un perro perseguía a un gato.
Tatoeba #175343(opens in a new tab)その警官は泥棒を追っていた。
The policeman was after the thief.
El policía estaba tras del ladrón.
Tatoeba #211194(opens in a new tab)警官はその男を追いかけている。
The policeman is going after the man.
El policía va detrás del hombre.
Tatoeba #176361(opens in a new tab)彼は車を加速し、私に追いついた。
He accelerated his car and overtook me.
Él aceleró su auto y me sobrepasó.
Tatoeba #104638(opens in a new tab)