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    3. 追い抜く

    追い抜く

    追おい​抜ぬく​

    to pass (a car)

    KMT7CoreVerb, TransitiveTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab19 strokes

    追いぬく追抜く

    おいぬく

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to pass (a car), to overtake
    2.
    to surpass, to outstrip, to outdistance, to outsail

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    自じ転てん車しゃが車くるまを追おい抜ぬいた。

    The bicycle overtook the car.

    KMT4Travel & Transportation
    高こう速そく道どう路ろで前まえの車くるまを追おい抜ぬくのは危き険けんだ。

    Overtaking the car in front on the highway is dangerous.

    KMT7Travel & Transportation
    飛ひ行こう機きが雲くもの上うえを飛とんで、他ほかの飛ひ行こう機きを追おい抜ぬいていく。

    The airplane flies above the clouds, overtaking other airplanes.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    マラソン選せん手しゅは最さい後ごの直ちょく線せんで先せん頭とう集しゅう団だんを追おい抜ぬいた。

    The marathon runner overtook the leading group in the final straight.

    KMT7Sports & Martial ArtsTravel & Transportation
    彼かれはライバルを追おい抜ぬき、ついにトップに立たった。

    He overtook his rival and finally reached the top.

    KMT8Sports & Martial ArtsWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    追
    お.う…(2)
    chase・drive away・follow・pursue・meanwhile
    Kanji
    抜
    ぬ.く・-ぬ.く・ぬ.き・ぬ.ける・ぬ.かす・ぬ.かる…(4)
    slip out・extract・pull out・pilfer・quote…(2)
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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