01
追う
おう
chase, follow
Meanings
- chase
- drive away
- follow
- pursue
- meanwhile
Readings
Onyomi
- ツイ
Kunyomi
- お.う
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Useful words
02
追いかける
おいかける
run after, chase
03
追い付く
おいつく
catch up, reach
04
追い越す
おいこす
overtake, pass
05
追い出す
おいだす
kick out, expel
06
追加
ついか
addition, supplement
Compare Kanji
01退Pair88%retreat, withdraw追 moves after something; 退 moves away, a clean pursuit-versus-retreat contrast.02逃Meaning86%escape, fleeChasing and fleeing face each other: 追 is the pursuer, 逃 the one getting away.03進Meaning80%advance, proceedThe road radical marks motion in both; 進 goes forward, 追 follows behind.04迫Meaning79%urge, forcePressure in 迫 feels close to pursuit, but it presses rather than simply follows.05迎Pair73%welcome, meetBoth move toward someone; 迎 meets them, while 追 goes after them.06道Component61%road-way, streetThe sweeping road shape of 道 is the same motion cue that starts 追.