お
追
　
い
ぬ
抜
　
く

Godan verb, transitive verb

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
お
追
　
い
ぬ
抜
　
く
 追い抜く おいぬく ✔
おい
追
ぬ
抜
　
く
 追抜く おいぬく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

chase, drive away, follow
お.う　ツイ　おい (3rd, N3)
to store up, to pile up, pile up
タイ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
slip out, extract, pull out
ぬ.く　バツ　ぬき (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
friend
とも　ユウ　う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)