► 動詞
追い掛ける [(4)おいかける] meaning: pursue rank: 1
☆ 彼女は女優になる夢を追いかけている ⇨ She is chasing her dream to be an actress
☆ 犬が猫を追いかけている ⇨ A dog is chasing a cat
追う [(2)おう] [liter] meaning: pursue rank: 1
☆ 警察は犯人を追っている ⇨ The police is chasing the suspect
☆ 阪神は巨人を2ゲーム差で追っている ⇨ Hanshin is chasing Giants with a 2-game break
追い上げる [(4)おいあげる] meaning: pursue rank: 2
☆ 彼はビリから二番手まで追い上げた ⇨ He moved up from the very last to the second position
☆ 彼等はライバルを追い上げてきている ⇨ They are catching up with the rival
追及 [ついきゅう] [追及する] [liter] meaning: pursue rank: 2
☆ マスコミは政府の責任を追及した ⇨ The media went after the government’s responsibility, handling of the matter (☛ Relentlessly go after someone’s mistakes or wrongdoings. Note the difference with 追求 and 追究)
追求 [ついきゅう] [追求する] [liter] meaning: pursue rank: 2
☆ 人間は皆幸福を追求する ⇨ Humans all pursue happiness (☛ Note the difference with 追及 and 追究)
問う [(2)とう] [liter] meaning: pursue rank: 2
☆ 首相の責任を問う声が高まっている ⇨ There are more voices questioning the responsibility of the prime minister. More people are demanding his accountability
追いすがる [(4)おいすがる] meaning: pursue rank: 3
☆ 彼は追いすがる敵を振り切ってレースに勝った ⇨ He won the race by shaking off the opponent who tried to catch him (☛ Try desperately to stay with the leader in a race)
追い回す [(4)おいまわす] meaning: pursue rank: 3
☆ マスコミは彼女を追い回している ⇨ The media is chasing her around, hounding her
☆ 彼はいつも女の尻を追い回している ⇨ He’s always chasing women’s tails
追い求める [(5)おいもとめる] meaning: pursue rank: 3
☆ 彼は常に技を完璧にすることを追い求めている ⇨ He is always pursuing the perfection of his craft (☛ Pursue something desirable)
追跡 [ついせき] [追跡する] meaning: pursue rank: 3
☆ パトカーが容疑者を追跡した ⇨ A police car chased the suspect
追っ掛ける [(4)おっかける] [coll] meaning: pursue rank: 4
☆ 犬が猫を追っかけた ⇨ A dog chased a cat (☛ A colloquial alternative of 追い掛ける)
急追 [きゅうつい] [急追する] meaning: pursue rank: 4
☆ チームは首位のチームを急追している ⇨ The team is rapidly catching up with the leading team
駆逐 [くちく] [駆逐する] meaning: pursue rank: 4
☆ 悪貨は良貨を駆逐する ⇨ Bad money drives out good money
追走 [ついそう] [追走する] meaning: pursue rank: 4
☆ 警察は犯人の車を追走した ⇨ The police ran after the suspect’s car
► 名詞
追及 [ついきゅう] [liter] meaning: pursue rank: 2
☆ 犯人は警察の追及を逃れた ⇨ The perpetrator escaped the police pursuit
☆ 彼は税務署から激しい追及を受けた ⇨ He received thorough investigations from the tax office (☛ Relentlessly go after someone’s mistakes or wrongdoings. Note the difference with 追求 and 追究)
追求 [ついきゅう] [liter] meaning: pursue rank: 2
☆ 理想の追求 ⇨ Pursuit of ideal (☛ Note the difference with 追及 and 追究)
追跡 [ついせき] meaning: pursue rank: 3
☆ 警察が犯人を追跡中だ ⇨ Police is man-hunting for the perpetrator
いたちごっこ [(4)いたちごっこ] meaning: pursue rank: 4
☆ ハッカーと安全対策のいたちごっこ ⇨ The never ending chase, battle, between hackers and security measures (☛ Never-ending chases, battles, of both sides trying to top each other)
追い掛けっこ [(4)おっかけっこ] [coll] meaning: pursue rank: 4
☆ 子供達が追い掛けっこをしている ⇨ Kids are play tag
追っ手 [おって] meaning: pursue rank: 4
☆ 敵の追っ手が迫っている ⇨ The chasing enemies are getting closer
深追い [ふかおい] [深追いする] meaning: pursue rank: 4
☆ 十分な成果は上がったから、深追いは止めたほうが良い ⇨ We’ve already achieved enough, so we shouldn’t be greedy and do too much (☛ Literally “deep pursuit”)
追っ掛けっこ [(4)おっかけっこ] [coll] meaning: pursue rank: 5
☆ 子供達が追っ掛けっこをしている ⇨ Kids are play tag (☛ A colloquial alternative of 追い掛けっこ)