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お
う
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
Alt. forms
追
お
う
86%
お
う
13%
逐
お
う
Pitch accent
お
う
Top 4300
Conjugations...
Used in: 2711
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
あとを
お
う
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.)
めで
お
う
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
せなかを
お
う
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
ゆめを
お
う
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
じゅんを
お
う
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
ひを
おう
ごとに
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
としを
おう
ごとに
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
まぼろしを
お
う
to pursue an illusion; to pursue a fantasy; to pursue phantoms
かんを
お
う
to read volume by volume; to go on reading
つきを
おう
ごとに
month after month; as the months go by; with each passing month
しかを
おう
ものはやまをみず
zeal is a bad servant;
(lit.)
the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
Examples (20 in total)
仕
し
事
ごと
に
おわれてました
。
I was swamped with work.
流
りゅう
行
こう
を
おうな
。
Don't follow fashion.
警
けい
察
さつ
は
殺
さつ
人
じん
犯
はん
を
おっている
。
The police are after the murderer.
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