Kanji Study

Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)

Henshall Mnemonic: pursue moving buttocks

Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #411 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N3 Words

• 追い付く   [おいつく]
  (v5k) to overtake; to catch up (with)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追う   [おう]
  (v5u) to chase; to run after   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 追い越す   [おいこす]
  (v5s) to pass (e.g. car); to outdistance; to outstrip   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追い掛ける   [おいかける]
  (v1) to chase or run after someone; to run down; to pursue   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追加   [ついか]
  (n,vs) addition; supplement; appendix   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

• 追い込む   [おいこむ]
  (v5m) to herd; to corner; to drive   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追い出す   [おいだす]
  (v5s) to expel; to drive out   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追及   [ついきゅう]
  (n,vs) gaining on; carrying out; solving (crime)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追跡   [ついせき]
  (n) pursuit   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追放   [ついほう]
  (n,vs) exile; banishment   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• 追いつく   [おいつく]
  (v5k) to overtake; to catch up (with)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追い込み   [おいこみ]
  (n) final stage; last spurt   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追い上げる   [おいあげる]
  (v1) to gain on; to put pressure on   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追い打ち   [おいうち]
  (n) final blow; attacking while pursuing; attacking the routed enemy   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追い抜く   [おいぬく]
  (v5k) to pass (a car); to outdistance; to outsail; to outstrip   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追い風   [おいかぜ]
  (n) tailwind; fair or favorable wind   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追っ掛ける   [おっかける]
  (v1) to chase or run after someone; to run down; to pursue   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追求   [ついきゅう]
  (n,vs) investigation; close enquiry; pursuing (goal)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追究   [ついきゅう]
  (n) enquiry; investigation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追撃   [ついげき]
  (n) pursuit   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追伸   [ついしん]
  (n) postscript   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追随   [ついずい]
  (n,vs) follow   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追徴   [ついちょう]
  (n) supplementary charge   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追悼   [ついとう]
  (n) mourning; memorial   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 追突   [ついとつ]
  (n,vs) rear-end collision   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 訴追   [そつい]
  (n) legal action   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 追 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.