追
追·chase, follow, add
- On-yomi
- ツイ
- Kun-yomi
- おう
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 追う | おう | to chase, to pursue |
| 追加 | ついか | addition, extra |
| 追いつく | おいつく | to catch up |
| 追い越す | おいこす | to overtake |
Example sentences
犬が猫を追っています。
いぬがねこをおっています。
The dog is chasing the cat.
ご飯を追加で注文しました。
ごはんをついかでちゅうもんしました。
I ordered an extra serving of rice.
急いで走って、やっと追いついた。
いそいではしって、やっとおいついた。
I ran as fast as I could and finally caught up.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 追加 as *おいか instead of ついか
- Writing 追う with the road radical drawn as three separate strokes
Memory aid
Picture it
The road radical 辶 under a marching troop — you set off down the road after them.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 追いつくおいつくto catch up
- 追うおうto chase, to run after, to pursue
- 追い付くおいつくto catch up (with), to overtake, to keep up
- 追いかけるおいかけるto chase
- 追い越すおいこすto overtake
- 追突ついとつrear-end collision
- 追加するついかするto add
- 追跡するついせきするto pursue, to track
- 追っておってlater; shortly; in due course (in notices)
- 追い払うおいはらうto drive away; to chase off
- 追い抜くおいぬくto overtake; to outstrip
- 追加ついかaddition, supplement, appendix
Quick check
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