追う (Ou): to Be Pressed (e.g. for Time)

Meaning

English

to be pressed (e.g. for time)
to drive (e.g. a herd)
to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)
to chase
to run after
to pursue
to follow after
to drive out

Reading

Kana

おう

Romaji

ou

Writing Variants

逐うおう ou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 逃げる・遁げる Rank 3293 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

追い払う

おいはらう

to drive away

追加

ついか

addition

追放

ついほう

elimination (e.g. of poverty)

追い風

おいかぜ

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

追い付く

おいつく

to be compensated

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

追い越す

おいこす

to pass (e.g. car)

追っ掛ける

おっかける

to chase

Example Sentences

4

流行を追うな。

Don't follow fashion.

流行を追うのはやめたわ。

I stopped chasing fashion.

二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず。

If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.

猟犬は鋭い嗅覚で獲物を追う。

Hounds hunt by their keen scent.