追う (おう) — to chase

追う is read おう and listed as a verb. Meaning: to chase; to run after; to pursue.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 追う.

  • 追放 ついほう exile
  • 追究 ついきゅう thorough investigation
  • 訴追 そつい prosecution
  • 追加 ついか addition
  • 追及 ついきゅう investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt)
  • 追求 ついきゅう pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.)
  • 追突 ついとつ rear-end collision
  • 追伸 ついしん postscript
  • 追徴 ついちょう supplementary charge
  • 追跡 ついせき chase
  • 追悼 ついとう mourning