お
追
　
い
こ
越
　
す

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to pass (e.g. car), to overtake.
  2. to surpass, to outstrip, to get ahead of, to outdistance.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
お
追
　
い
こ
越
　
す
 追い越す おいこす ✔
おい
追
こ
越
　
す
 追越す おいこす
お
追
　
い
　
こ
　
す
 追いこす おいこす

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)
surpass, cross over, move to
こ.す　こし　エツ (7th, N3)
run
はし.る　ソウ　はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
warrior, arms, savage
ジュウ　エツ　えびす (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)