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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

追おう

N3
おう ou
  1. to chase
  2. to run after
godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

追赶;追逐;被催逼

Examples

  • 今日は時間に追われていてね。
    I've been pressed for time today!
    今天我被时间催得很紧。
  • その警けい官かんは泥どろ棒ぼうを追おっていた。
    The policeman was after the thief.
    那个警察正在追小偷。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('a2eee93db1'); // 追う
{
  "id": "a2eee93db1",
  "word": "追う",
  "reading": "おう",
  "romaji": "ou",
  "meanings": [
    "to chase",
    "to run after"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "v5u",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1432410,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "今日は時間に追われていてね。",
      "en": "I've been pressed for time today!",
      "tatoeba_id": 171606
    },
    {
      "ja": "その警官は泥棒を追っていた。",
      "furigana": "その{警官|けいかん}は{泥棒|どろぼう}を{追|お}っていた。",
      "en": "The policeman was after the thief.",
      "tatoeba_id": 211194
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "02a00a92077fdba86ea26796a428cf0511953b8af04b3e96cf04bb38c6b441a5",
    "meanings": [
      "追赶",
      "追逐",
      "被催逼"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "今日は時間に追われていてね。",
        "zh": "今天我被时间催得很紧。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "その警官は泥棒を追っていた。",
        "zh": "那个警察正在追小偷。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/a2eee93db1",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1432410; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "638bad83f8868ebe7987214b53fbf81986ff9da09c36fdf4ad825ab32c7908e0"
  }
}