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追いつく (おいつく): To catch up — Japanese vocabulary

追いつく is read おいつく and means "To catch up". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

追いつく

Reading
おいつく · oitsuku
Translation
To catch up
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
おいつくが

Example

彼の車が我々に追いつきつつある。

かれのくるまがわれわれにおいつきつつある。

His car is gaining on us.

Kanji in this word

  • 追 — chase, pursue

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