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How to say 'Overtake' in Japanese | 追い越す

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The Japanese word for Overtake is 'Oikosu', written as 追い越す in Japanese.'Overtake' in hiragana is おいこす.

    Meaning

    Overtake

    Reading

    おいこす

    oikosu

    Kanji

    Follow Go across, Go beyond

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '追い越す (おいこす)' means 'to overtake'. This verb is used when one vehicle or person passes another that is moving in the same direction. It is commonly used in the context of driving, cycling, or running. For example: The car overtook the truck「その車はトラックを追い越した」(そのくるまはトラックをおいこした). I overtook the runner in front of me「前のランナーを追い越した」(まえのランナーをおいこした). The verb can also be used metaphorically to describe surpassing someone in a non-physical sense, such as in a competition or career.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    1813

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 追い越す

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Follow

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Go across, Go beyond

Hiragana in the Word 追い越す

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    I
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Su

Words Related to 追い越す Through the Kanji

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 追 as well.

  • word

    追う

    Meaning

    Chase

  • word

    追い出す

    Meaning

    Expel

  • word

    追い掛ける

    Meaning

    Chase

  • word

    追い抜く

    Meaning

    Overtake

  • word

    追求

    Meaning

    Pursuit

  • word

    追加

    Meaning

    Addition

  • word

    追跡

    Meaning

    Pursuit, Tracking

  • word

    追及

    Meaning

    Investigation, Pursuit

  • word

    追い付く

    Meaning

    Catchup

  • word

    追伸

    Meaning

    Postscript

  • word

    追い込む

    Meaning

    Corner

  • word

    追放

    Meaning

    Expulsion, Banishment

  • word

    追突

    Meaning

    Rear end

Words Related to 追い越す Through the Kanji

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 越 as well.

  • word

    引っ越す

    Meaning

    Move

  • word

    引っ越し

    Meaning

    Moving

  • word

    越える

    Meaning

    Exceed, Cross

  • word

    乗り越える

    Meaning

    Overcome

  • word

    越す

    Meaning

    Cross, Surpass

  • word

    乗り越し

    Meaning

    Overriding

  • word

    乗り越す

    Meaning

    Overcome, Overshoot

Learn the Word 追い越す

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What does 'Oikosu' (追い越す) mean?

'Oikosu' means 'Overtake' .

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