What does kanji 追 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 追 is chase.

How is kanji 追 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 追 are お.う; the onyomi readings are ツイ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 追?

Kanji 追 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 追?

The main radical for kanji 追 is 辵.

What words use kanji 追?

Example words that use kanji 追 include 追加, 追い込む, 追う, 追及.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 8

追

Meaning

Kanji 追

chase

chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: お.う
Onyomi 音読み: ツイ
Nanori 名乗り: おい

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #411
Strokes: 9
Radical: 辵
Components: ｜ • 込 • 口
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: 迭 • 阜 • 迪 • 送 • 退 • 辺 • 込

Related vocabulary

31 common entries

Showing 31 of 241 entries that include this kanji.

追加

ついか

addition

追い込む

おいこむ

to have two strikes

追う

おう

to be pressed (e.g. for time)

追及

ついきゅう

catching up

追い風

おいかぜ

favorable condition (favourable)

追放

ついほう

elimination (e.g. of poverty)

追悼

ついとう

mourning

追跡

ついせき

following up

追求

ついきゅう

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.)

追いつく

おいつく

to be compensated

追い出す

おいだす

to expel

追突

ついとつ

rear-end collision

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

警察が犯人を追っている。

The police are chasing the criminal.

彼は夢を追い続けた。

He kept pursuing his dream.

犬が猫を追いかけている。

The dog is chasing the cat.

店員は客を追い払った。

The clerk drove the customer away.

私は兄の後を追った。

I followed my older brother.