Kanji 追: "chase, drive away, follow"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 追

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 追おうto chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after · to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)
• 追おいかけるto chase; to run after; to pursue · subsequently; following that; (and) then
• 追おいつくto catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach · to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
• 追つい加かaddition; supplement; appending; appendix
• 追おい出だすto expel; to drive out
• 追おい詰つめるacculer, coincer, pousser dans ses retranchements
• 追おい込こむto herd; to drive; to chase; to corral · to corner; to force someone into doing
• 後あとを追おうsuivre, poursuivre · mourir juste après un être cher
• 追おい払はらうto drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
• 追つい及きゅうinvestigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding · catching up; overtaking
• 追つい跡せきchase; pursuit; tracking; stalking · following up; tracing
• 追つい放ほうexile; banishment; eviction; deportation · elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

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