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追い越す (おいこす): To overtake — Japanese vocabulary

追い越す is read おいこす and means "To overtake". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

追い越す

Reading
おいこす · oikosu
Translation
To overtake
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
おいこすが

Example

うさぎはかめに追い越された。

うさぎはかめにおいこされた。

The hare was outdistanced by the tortoise.

Kanji in this word

  • 追 — chase, pursue
  • 越 — Surpass, Cross Over, Move To

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