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追い掛ける

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

追い掛ける — “to chase, to run after, to pursue”

追い掛ける (read おいかける) means to chase, to run after, to pursue. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a verb.

Reading

おいかける

Meaning

to chase, to run after, to pursue

追い掛ける in a sentence

犯人はんにんを追い掛けるおいかける。

To chase the culprit.

The kanji in 追い掛ける

追to chase
掛to hang

Words that share a kanji with 追い掛ける

追い付くおいつく— to catch up (with)
追うおう— to chase, to pursue, to follow
追い越すおいこす— to overtake, to pass, to get ahead of
追加ついか— addition, supplement
掛けるかける— to put on (e.g., glasses); to hang (e.g., on a wall)
お目に掛かるおめにかかる— to meet (humble)
腰掛けるこしかける— to sit down (on a chair or bench)
通り掛かるとおりかかる— to happen to pass by, to chance to come by

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