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    3. 追い返す

    追い返す

    追おい​返かえす​

    to drive away

    KMT10News #36+1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab20 strokes

    追返す

    おいかえす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to drive away, to turn away, to send away, to repel, to repulse

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはセールスマンを追おい返かえした。

    He turned away the salesman.

    KMT6Daily Life
    庭にわに迷まよい込こんだ野の良ら猫ねこを、優やさしく追おい返かえした。

    I gently drove away the stray cat that had wandered into the garden.

    KMT9Daily LifeAnimals
    侵しん入にゅう者しゃを追おい返かえすために、警けい備び員いんが配はい置ちされた。

    Security guards were deployed to drive away intruders.

    KMT10Daily LifeWork & Career
    彼かの女じょはしつこい勧かん誘ゆうの電でん話わをきっぱりと追おおい返かえした。

    She firmly turned away the persistent solicitation call.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    嵐あらしが近ちかづいていたので、漁りょう師したちは船ふねを港みなとに追おい返かえした。

    As a storm was approaching, the fishermen drove their boats back to the harbor.

    KMT10Daily LifeWeather & GeographyWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    追
    お.う…(2)
    chase・drive away・follow・pursue・meanwhile
    Kanji
    返
    かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)
    return・answer・fade・repay
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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