Dictionary: “跡を追う”

跡を追う

あとをおう

to follow; to pursue; to chase; to run after

They followed the tracks the car had left.

Kun/On information

跡
On
せき
Kun
あと
Stroke count
13

・tracks

・mark

・print

・impression

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追
On
つい
Kun
お.う
Stroke count
9

・chase

・drive away

・follow

・pursue

・meanwhile

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Related words to 跡を追う

2 related words

跡を追う

あとをおう

→

to die right after a loved one;to kill oneself after the death of a loved one

跡を追う

あとをおう

→

to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)