Illustration: On a broad Japanese riverside path, a sudden gust sends a woman’s hat tumbling away along the pavement. She runs after it with her torso pitched forward, one arm reaching toward the brim and her eyes fixed on the escaping hat.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

追おいかける

oikakeru

to chase, to run after

Example sentences

  1. 犬いぬが猫ねこを追おいかけていた。

    A dog was running after a cat.

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  2. 私達わたしたちは猫ねこを追おいかけた。

    We ran after the cat.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 猫ねこはネズミを追おいかけた。

    The cat ran after the rat.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 追

  • 追chase; drive awayOnツイKunおう

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