追

Meaning

追 centers on moving after something: chasing, pursuing, or following. The sense of driving away is a forceful extension of pursuit, and meanwhile can be understood as following along in time.

• 追加ついか
  N3

  addition; supplement; appending; appendix

• 追うおう
  N3

  to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after

• 追求ついきゅう
  N1

  pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

• 追放ついほう
  N1

  exile; banishment; eviction; deportation; purge; expulsion; ousting

• 追跡ついせき
  N1

  chase; pursuit; tracking; stalking

• 追及ついきゅう
  N1

  investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down

• 追悼ついとう
  N1

  mourning

• 追いかけるおいかける
  N3

  to chase; to run after; to pursue

• 追っかけおっかけ

  chase; pursuit

• 追い込むおいこむ
  N1

  to herd; to drive; to chase; to corral

• 追随ついずい

  following (in the footsteps of)

• 追い出すおいだす
  N2

  to expel; to drive out

• 追突ついとつ
  N1

  rear-end collision

• 追い込みおいこみ

  final stage; final stretch; final spurt; last spurt; final push; late charge

• 追撃ついげき

  pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack

• 追いつくおいつく
  N3

  to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach

• 訴追そつい

  prosecution; indictment

• 追い風おいかぜ

  tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable)

• 追伸ついしん
  N1

  postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.

• 追い討ちおいうち

  attacking a fleeing enemy

• 追究ついきゅう
  N1

  thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)

• 追っ手おって

  pursuer; pursuing party; posse

• 追っかけるおっかける

  to chase; to run after; to pursue

• 追い抜くおいぬく
  N1

  to pass (a car); to overtake

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