# 追 — chase; pursue

追 means “chase; pursue”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ツイ (tsui). Kun'yomi: お(う) (ou). You'll see it in words such as 追う (ou, “to chase; to run after”).

- Meaning: chase; pursue
- On'yomi: ツイ (tsui)
- Kun'yomi: お(う) (ou)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Moving 1

## Words with 追

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 追う | おう (ou) | to chase; to run after |
| 追っかける | おっかける (okkakeru) | to chase; to run after |
| 追いつく | おいつく (oitsuku) | to catch up; to draw level |

## Don't confuse it with

[串](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/skewer/) · [官](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/official/) · [過](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pass/) · [速](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fast/)

## More in the “Moving 1” set

[経](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/go-through/) · [参](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/participate/) · [過](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pass/) · [訪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/visit/) · [追](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chase/) · [落](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fall/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chase/. Last updated 2026-11-01.