N2Verb

🏃Actions & Movement

追い越すおいこす

oikosu

to pass (e.g., car), to outdistance, to outstrip

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Example sentence

彼女は先輩を追い越して昇進した。

She was promoted over the heads of her seniors.

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Kanji in 追い越す

chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile

surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam

Sentences with 追い越す

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
引っ越す	N4	ひっこす	ひっこすto move to a new place of residence
追う	N3	おう	おうto chase, to run after
越える	N3	こえる	こえるto cross over, to go past (a place or point in time; e.g. 峠[とうげ]を越[こ]える)
引っ越し	N3	ひっこし	ひっこしmoving (house, office), changing residence
越す	N3	こす	こすto go over, to cross; to exceed; to move (house)
追い付く	N3	おいつく	おいつくto overtake, to catch up (with)
追加	N2	ついか	ついかaddition, supplement, appendix
追いかける	N2	おいかける	おいかけるto chase or run after someone

More Actions & Movement words

Word	Reading	Meaning
発	はつ	はつto depart (e.g., on a plane, train)
熱する	ねっする	ねっするto heat
目指す	めざす	めざすto aim at, to have an eye on
狙う	ねらう	ねらうto aim at
迫る	せまる	せまるto draw near, to press
巡る	めぐる	めぐるto go around
潰す	つぶす	つぶすto smash, to waste
もたれる	もたれる	もたれるto lean against, to lean on

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