Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after
2. to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)
3. to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel
4. to drive (e.g. a herd)
5. to be pressed (e.g. for time)
in passive voice
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
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 follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
to pursue an illusion; to pursue a fantasy; to pursue phantoms
to read volume by volume; to go on reading
month after month; as the months go by; with each passing month
zeal is a bad servant; (lit.) the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
Examples (20 in total)
I was swamped with work.
Don't follow fashion.
The police are after the murderer.