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pursue
Stroke count: 10

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. pursueRtK
    悪貨は良貨を駆逐する。Bad money drives out good.tatoeba
    彼らは日本品を市場から駆逐しようとしている。They are trying to drive Japanese goods out of the market.tatoeba
  2. drive away
  3. chase
  4. accomplish
  5. attain
  6. commit
  1. one by one
  2. in detail
  3. minutely

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sow · pig · road (辶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 578

Compound words

駆逐くちく
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
逐一ちくいち
one by one; in detail; minutely
逐次ちくじ
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
放逐ほうちく
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
駆逐艦くちくかん
destroyer (ship)
逐うおう
to chase
逐電ちくでん
flight
逐語訳ちくごやく
word-for-word translation
逐い払うおいはらう
to drive away
ミサイル駆逐艦ミサイルくちくかん
(guided) missile destroyer

Additional Examples

その事件の進展について逐一知らせてください。
Please keep me informed of the development of the case.tatoeba
彼らは日本品を市場から駆逐しようとしている。
They are trying to drive Japanese goods out of the market.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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