追 – chase, drive away, follow

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The kanji 追 means chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ツイ (tsui); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is お.う (ou). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ツイ	tsui
Kun’yomi	お.う	ou

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: ｜・口・込.

Words using 追

追うおうto chase追い付くおいつくto catch up (with)追加ついかaddition追い越すおいこすto pass (e.g. car)追いかけるおいかけるto chase追及ついきゅうinvestigation (e.g. into someone's guilt)追跡ついせきchase追放ついほうexile追い込むおいこむto herd追い出すおいだすto expel

Example sentences

その警官は泥棒を追っていた。

The policeman was after the thief.

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エイズ調査の分野におけるすべての変化を追い続けることはできない。

I can't keep track of all the changes taking place in the world of AIDS research.

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カウボーイが牛を牧草地へ追っていく。

A cowboy is driving cattle to the pasture.

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Kanji with the same radical

連選通進近道運過送違述退辺造達週

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