Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 後を追う in Japanese
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後を追う, 跡を追う
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Kana Readingあとをおう
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Romajiatowōu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `u' ending
- Meaning
- to pursue
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself (because one misses or longs to be with a loved one)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
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Examples of 後を追う, 跡を追う, あとをおう in a sentence
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They went after the parade.
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They followed the tracks the car had left.
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The hunters trailed the deer over the mountain.
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I followed the deer's tracks.
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The dog traced the rabbit into the forest.
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The police are on the track of the thief.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 後を追う
- Plain Polite
- 後を追います
- Negative
- 後を追わない
- Negative Polite
- 後を追いません
Past
- Plain
- 後を追った
- Plain Polite
- 後を追いました
- Negative
- 後を追わなかった
- Negative Polite
- 後を追いませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 後を追って
- Plain Polite
- 後を追いまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 後を追われる
- Plain Polite
- 後を追われます
- Negative
- 後を追われない
- Negative Polite
- 後を追われません
Related Kanji
追
JLPT 3
9 strokes
chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile
On'Yomi: ツイ
Kun'Yomi: お.う