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追
Chase, Follow
お-う (o-u)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The kanji 追 is found in words like 追跡 (pursuit), 追加 (addition), and 追放 (banishment). It always carries the idea of following after something.
Memory Trick
Imagine running AFTER someone who dropped their wallet. You CHASE them to return it.
Readings
Onyomi: ツイ (tsui)
Kunyomi: お-う (o-u)
Example Words
追う
おう (ou)
To chase
追加
ついか (tsuika)
Addition
追跡
ついせき (tsuiseki)
Pursuit
追放
ついほう (tsuihou)
Expulsion
Example Sentence
犬が ボールを 追っています。
いぬが ボールを おっています。
inu ga booru o otteimasu
The dog is chasing the ball.