Word Meaning 追い抜く (Oinuku): to Pass (a Car), to Overtake

Meaning

English

to pass (a car)
to overtake
to surpass
to outstrip
to outdistance
to outsail

Reading

Kana

おいぬく

Romaji

oinuku

Writing Variants

追抜く おいぬく oinuku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 15924 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

追抜き

おいぬき

pursuit (event)

団体追い抜き

だんたいおいぬき

team pursuit

追い付く

おいつく

to be compensated

追加

ついか

addition

追放

ついほう

elimination (e.g. of poverty)

追う

おう

to be pressed (e.g. for time)

追い風

おいて

favorable condition (favourable)

追求

ついきゅう

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.)

追い込む

おいこむ

to have two strikes

追い出す

おいだす

to expel

追究

ついきゅう

investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown)

追突

ついとつ

rear-end collision

Example Sentences

1

もしスペンサーが文を足して訳し続けなければ、他の貢献者がきっと彼を追い抜くだろう。

If Spenser doesn't keep adding and translating sentences, the other contributors will surely surpass him.