Keyword
follow
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig1359
Readings
(78%)
つい
(20%)
おい
(1%)
Composed of
guy with a beer belly and a hat
road
Mnemonic

You're in an unfamiliar town, you don't have your phone, and you want to have a drink at a bar? Easy. See that guy with a beer belly and a hat over there on the road? Just follow him, and he'll lead you to the nearest bar.

Used in kanji (3 in total)
wooden hammer
cling
metal hammer
Used in vocabulary (322 in total)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to expel; to drive out
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to be hot on a person's heels
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to chase; to run after; to pursue
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
supplementary examination
recollection; reminiscence
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
to disperse; to take a castle
deportation; expulsion from the country
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
mourning (dead persons); memorial
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
vicarious experience
chasing; chase
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
additional order; adding to an existing order
rear-end collision
to be hot on a person's heels
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
additional fees; charges
recollection; reminiscence
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
to chase around
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
hot pursuit; hot chase
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
another point; another goal; another run
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
to chase; to run after; to pursue
forked road
follow-up (tracing) survey
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
ratification; confirmation
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to be pressed for time
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
vigorously ...; suddenly ...
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
prosecution; indictment; impeachment
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
chasing one another; playing tag
recollection; remembrance; reminiscence
expellee; purgee; exile
chasing down and capturing (a criminal, etc.)
additional finance; additional funding
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
supplementary budget
cat-and-mouse (race); lead changing hands many times
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
memorial services
daily; day by day
to pursue an illusion; to pursue a fantasy; to pursue phantoms
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
to expel; to drive out
to gain on (someone); to run (someone) close
acolyte; adherent; follower; imitator; copycat
supplementary payment
(ceremony of) driving out evil spirits
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
(being in) hot pursuit
if you run after two hares you will catch neither
following someone's example, and committing suicide
overtaking; passing; pursuit (event)
cherishing the memory of; yearning for
dream chaser; dreamer
mass for the dead; Buddhist service held on the anniversary of someone's death
passing lane; outside lane; fast lane
do not pursue those who leave you
do not chase the one who leaves
ejection; eviction; dispossession
passing; overtaking
driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
cattle droving; drover; cowpoke; running of the bulls; encierro
expelling; driving out
excessive flattery; adulation
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
supplementary exam
long pursuit
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
reheating bathwater; cooking additional rice
servile smile; sycophantic smile; servile laugh; sycophantic laugh
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
additional function
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
(adding) extra fertilizer or manure (fertiliser)
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
supplement; appendix; addendum
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to chase; to run after; to pursue
reheating bathwater; cooking additional rice
by and by; before long
pursuit plane; chase plane
following one's master into death by committing ritual suicide (seppuku)
dog-hunting event of Kamakura period
pursuit of profits; profit-seeking
additional collection; additional imposition; surcharge; forfeit; penalty
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
PS; postscript
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
(Catholic) memorial mass
supplementary indictment
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
expulsion room; banishment room; boredom room; rooms where employees who cannot be fired are sent to encourage resignation
memorial services
supplementary charge; additional collection
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
expulsion of a public official and subsequent ban on participating in politics (by the SCAP during the allied occupation); purge
battledore and shuttlecock game (played at the beginning of the year)
money paid in addition
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
additional cover; more margin; remargin
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
memorial service
to leave of one's own accord
conferring court rank posthumously
farewell party; send-off party
horse driver's song
throwing good money after bad
drive fishing; drive hunting
farewell party; send-off party
catch up with and overtake; pass after catching up with
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
following one's master into death by committing ritual suicide (seppuku)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
supplementary suit; supplementary indictment
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
battledore and shuttlecock game (played at the beginning of the year)
additions and deletions; adding and deleting; revisions; to add and to delete; to revise
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
throwing good money after bad
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
poverty is a stranger to industry; diligence is the mother of good fortune
to read volume by volume; to go on reading
forwarding documents regarding an additional charge to the public prosecutor
loading a horse with passengers or baggage; driving a horse into a pen; Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid); Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)
sending an additional part later
passing lane; outside lane; fast lane
hinged bamboo water cup or trough, which makes a percussive sound periodically as it tips over
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
chase; pursuit; tracking; stalking
compliance; conformance
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
memorial performance; performance in memory of someone
suicide immediately after the death of one's spouse or lover; following one's lover (husband, wife) into death
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
war memorial; memorial (monument) to war dead
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
funeral oration; funeral speech
pursuit; carrying out
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
month after month; as the months go by; with each passing month
rīchi called after another player's rīchi
people or companies that forcefully and illegally expel defaulting tenants from their lodgings
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
suicide immediately after the death of one's spouse or lover; following one's lover (husband, wife) into death
battledore and shuttlecock game (played at the beginning of the year)
tracking number (e.g. for orders)
freshwater minnow; pale chub (Zacco platypus)
add-on; addition
shooting a fleeing target (usu. animal) from horseback
postscript; addendum
right to the pursuit of happiness
chasing one another; playing tag
name given to the deceased; posthumous name; posthumous title
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
reheating bathwater; cooking additional rice
reheating bathwater; cooking additional rice
overtaking; passing; pursuit (event)
passing; overtaking
passing; overtaking
oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
additional cover; more margin; remargin
farewell party; send-off party
poverty is a stranger to industry; diligence is the mother of good fortune
additions and deletions; adding and deleting; revisions; to add and to delete; to revise
(making an) additional payment; supplementary payment; delayed or retroactive payment
later on; shortly; presently; P.S.
female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
pursuing a potential customer (esp. in real estate)
additional publication
shooting a fleeing target (usu. animal) from horseback
conferment of posthumous rank
(adding) extra fertilizer or manure (fertiliser)
cornered; driven to the wall
subsequent completion
sycophantic diplomacy; servile diplomacy
completely helpless; unable even to drive away the flies on one's own head
completely helpless; unable even to drive away the flies on one's own head
in order; from start to end
Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid); Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)
supplementary payment
droit de suite (artist's right to receive a royalty on resale)
additional record
direct read after write optical disk
track and hold unit; track and store unit
(the) prosecution
zeal is a bad servant; (lit.) the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
take care of yourself before you take care of others; (lit.) wave off your own flies before you wave off somebody else's flies
do not chase one who leaves, do not reject one who comes
do not chase one who leaves, do not reject one who comes
memorial (stone)
(memorial) monument
stick used to drive off birds (during the New Year's procession)
song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians)
song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians)
toady; lackey; sycophant; flatterer
postscript; P.S.; PS
additional cover; more margin
posthumous name
one cannot escape from one's worldly desires; (lit.) the hounds of earthly desires would return each time they are driven away
being granted a court rank after death
keep the distance; beware of the car in front of you
olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni); Hodgson's tree pipit; Indian tree pipit
Examples (151 in total)
I was swamped with work.
Their eyes pursued him.
He is hunted by the police.