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How to say 'Overtake' in Japanese | 追い抜く

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The Japanese word for Overtake is 'Oinuku', written as 追い抜く in Japanese.'Overtake' in hiragana is おいぬく.

    word

    追い抜く

    Meaning

    Overtake

    Reading

    おいぬく

    oinuku

    Kanji

    追Follow 抜Pluck, Extract

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '追い抜く (おいぬく)' means 'to overtake'. This verb is used when one moves ahead of someone or something that was previously in front, often in the context of racing, driving, or competition. It can also be used metaphorically to describe surpassing someone in skill, achievement, or progress. For example: The car overtook the truck「その車はトラックを追い抜いた」(そのくるまはトラックをおいぬいた). She overtook her rival in the competition「彼女は競争でライバルを追い抜いた」(かのじょはきょうそうでライバルをおいぬいた). Note that this verb implies a sense of movement and progression, and it is often used in dynamic situations.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    4159

    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 追い抜く

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    追

    Meaning

    Follow

  • kanji

    抜

    Meaning

    Pluck, Extract

Hiragana in the Word 追い抜く

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    い

    Reading

    I

  • hiragana

    く

    Reading

    Ku

Words Related to 追い抜く Through the Kanji 追

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 追 as well.

  • word

    追う

    Meaning

    Chase

  • word

    追い越す

    Meaning

    Overtake

  • word

    追い出す

    Meaning

    Expel

  • word

    追い掛ける

    Meaning

    Chase

  • 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 追い抜く Through the Kanji 抜

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 抜 as well.

  • word

    抜く

    Meaning

    Remove, Surpass

  • word

    抜ける

    Meaning

    Escape, Come out

  • word

    抜き

    Meaning

    Without

  • word

    見抜く

    Meaning

    See through

  • word

    栓抜き

    Meaning

    Bottle opener

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What does 'Oinuku' (追い抜く) mean?

'Oinuku' means 'Overtake' .

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