JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 逐: "pursue, drive away, chase"
The kanji 逐 means "pursue, drive away, chase, accomplish, attain, commit". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チク in on'yomi.
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
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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
| Meaning | pursue, drive away, chase, accomplish, attain, commit |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2230 of 2,501 |
Common words with 逐
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 駆逐expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
- 逐一one by one; in detail; minutely
- 放逐expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal
- 駆逐艦destroyer (ship)
- 逐次successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
- 逐電flight; absconding
- 角逐competition; rivalry; vying (with)
- ミサイル駆逐艦(guided) missile destroyer
- 逐語following a text word by word (e.g. when translating)
- 護衛駆逐艦destroyer escort
- 逐語的word-for-word; verbatim
- 駆逐戦車tank destroyer; self-propelled anti-tank gun
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