Onyomi: ツイ · Kunyomi: お.う · Meanings: chase, drive away, follow, meanwhile, pursue
Kanji for chase, drive away, follow, meanwhile, pursue
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追 is made from 辶, meaning “to move” or “road,” and ????, which suggests following behind. Together they show movement along a path while staying behind someone. From this idea, 追 came to mean to chase, follow, or pursue.
You move along the road behind someone. That act of following is 追.
See yourself walking fast on a road to catch up. Chasing or following is 追.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 追いつく | おいつく | to catch up (with), to draw level, to pull even, to reach | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 追う | おう | to chase, to run after, to pursue, to follow after | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb |
| 追加 | ついか | addition, supplement, appending, appendix | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 追い越す | おいこす | to pass (e.g. car), to overtake | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 追いかける | おいかける | to chase, to run after, to pursue | common JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 追跡 | ついせき | chase, pursuit, tracking, stalking | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 追放 | ついほう | exile, banishment, eviction, deportation, purge, expulsion, ousting | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 追い出す | おいだす | to expel, to drive out | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 追い込む | おいこむ | to herd, to drive, to chase, to corral | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb |
| 追及 | ついきゅう | investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 追伸 | ついしん | postscript, post scriptum, PS, P.S. | common Noun |
| 追求 | ついきゅう | pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.), search, chase, seeking after | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 追い風 | おいかぜ | tailwind, fair wind, favorable wind (favourable) | common Noun |
| 追突 | ついとつ | rear-end collision | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 追究 | ついきゅう | thorough investigation, close inquiry, pursuit (e.g. of the truth) | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |