Meaning of 追いつく in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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追いつく, 追い付く, 追い着く, 追付く, 追着く, おい付くJLPT 3
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Kana Readingおいつく
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Romajioitsuku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to overtake; to catch up (with)
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Example Sentences
追いつく, 追い付く, 追い着く, 追付く, 追着く, おい付く, おいつく used in context
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I caught up with you.
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She ran as fast as she could to catch up with the others.
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She ran very fast to catch up with the other members.
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彼女は一生懸命勉強してクラスの人に追いつかねばならなかった。
She had to study hard to catch up with her classmates.
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彼女は一生懸命勉強してクラスの人に追いつかなければならなかった。
She had to study hard to catch up with her classmates.
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彼女は一生懸命勉強して、クラスのみんなに追いつかねばならない。
She has to study hard and catch up with everybody in her class.
Verb Conjugations
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Te
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
On: チャク, ジャク
Kun: き.る, -ぎ, き.せる, -き.せ, つ.く, つ.ける
12 strokes
adhere, attach, refer to, append
On: フ
Kun: つ.ける, -つ.ける, -づ.ける, つ.け, つ.け-, -つ.け, -づ.け, -づけ, つ.く, -づ.く, つ.き, -つ.き, -つき, -づ.き, -づき
5 strokes
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