追 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「辶」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「辶」
- On
- ツイつい · tsui
- Kun
- お(う)o(u)
- Meaning
- chase, follow
Stroke order
Origin
辶 (to go) + 𠂤 (sound). 𠂤 gives the sound. To move forward and 'chase' a person or thing.
Readings and examples
| Onツイついtsui | 追跡ついせき追放ついほう訴追そつい |
|---|---|
| Kunおうō | 追うおう |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 追加ついか
addition
- 追突ついとつ
rear-end collision
- 追憶ついおく
- 追悼ついとう
- 追儺ついな
- 追蹤ついしょう
Example
犬が ボールを 追いかけます。
The dog chases the ball.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)