追う
N3おう ou
- to chase
- 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。
- その警官は泥棒を追っていた。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"
}
}