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JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

追おい抜ぬく

oinuku

to overtake, to pass

Example sentences

  1. あの車くるまに追おい抜ぬかれた。

    I was overtaken by that car.

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  2. 福知山発着ふくちやまはっちゃくの快速列車かいそくれっしゃは途中駅とちゅうえきで特急列車とっきゅうれっしゃに追おい抜ぬかれることがある。

    Some of the rapid trains that start from and terminate at Fukuchiyama Station may allow some limited express trains to pass at way stations.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. ペリエ・ラ・カンパーニュの村むらから遠とおくない地点ちてんで前まえの車くるまを追おい抜ぬこうとした際さいに、スピードの出だし過すぎで車くるまは大おおきく横よこに滑すべって道路どうろを飛とび出だし、路傍ろぼうのアカシアの大木たいぼくに衝突しょうとつした。

    Near the village of Perrier-la-Campagne, he was going too fast as he tried to overtake the car ahead. His car skidded sharply sideways, left the road, and struck a large acacia tree by the roadside.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 追抜

  • 追chase; drive awayOnツイKunおう
  • 抜slip out; extractOnバツ・ハツ・ハイKunぬく・ぬき・ぬける

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