逐
pursue, drive away, chase, accomplish, attain, commit
Readings
On'yomi
- チク
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
逐 centers on directed movement toward or away from something: pursuing, chasing, or driving away. The senses of accomplishing or attaining something grow from the idea of following a path to its end, while 'commit' is a less common extension of carrying out an action.
Most common words using 逐
20 of 29- 駆逐くちく
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
- 逐一ちくいちN1
one by one; in detail; minutely
- 逐次ちくじ
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
- 放逐ほうちく
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
- 逐語ちくご
following a text word by word (e.g. when translating)
- 駆逐艦くちくかん
destroyer (ship)
- ミサイル駆逐艦ミサイルくちくかん
(guided) missile destroyer
- 国際標準逐次刊行物番号こくさいひょうじゅんちくじかんこうぶつばんごう
International Standard Serial Number; ISSN
- 国際逐次刊行物データシステムこくさいちくじかんこうぶつデータシステム
International Serials Data System; ISDS
- 悪貨は良貨を駆逐するあっかはりょうかをくちくする
when there is a legal tender currency, bad money drives out good money (Gresham's Law)
- 角逐かくちく
competition; rivalry; vying (with)
- 護衛駆逐艦ごえいくちくかん
destroyer escort
- 逐一命令操作ちくいちめいれいそうさ
single step operation; step-by-step operation
- 逐字訳ちくじやく
word-for-word translation; literal translation
- 逐年ちくねん
annually; year by year
- 逐日ちくじつ
day by day; every day; with each passing day
- 逐条ちくじょう
point by point; article by article
- 逐条審議ちくじょうしんぎ
article-by-article discussion
- 逐次刊行物ちくじかんこうぶつ
serial publication
- 逐次化ちくじか
serialization
Study
Etymology
逐 combines 辶 (movement) with 豕 (pig), suggesting the action of chasing or driving a pig. This is a standard phono-semantic compound where 豕 may also hint at the sound.
Meaning mnemonic
Picture a pig 豕 running away while someone follows closely on a path 辶: they are pursuing it, driving it forward, and eventually catching it to accomplish their goal.
Reading mnemonic
For チク, imagine chasing a pig that keeps squealing 'chiku chiku' as it runs: chiku -> チク, and the sound follows the pig along the path.