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追手 (おいて) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

追おい手て

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Meanings

1

pursuer; pursuing party; posse

Refers to a person or group actively chasing or searching for someone, often in a dramatic or historical context.

追おい手てが迫せまっている。
The pursuers are closing in.

Kanji

追chase, drive away, follow
手hand

Related words

追つい跡せき者しゃ
追跡者 is a more formal or technical term for a tracker or pursuer, while 追手 is more literary or dramatic.
追おっ手て
追っ手 is a variant with a geminate consonant, often used in similar contexts but may sound more colloquial or emphatic.

彼かれは追おい手てを撒まくために路ろ地じに隠かくれた。

He hid in an alley to shake off his pursuers.

Written forms

追おい手て
Standard kanji spelling; high priority in news sources.
追おい手て
Alternate kanji spelling with okurigana, also used.

Etymology

Compound of 追い (chase) and 手 (person), literally 'chasing hand/person'.