Japanese word

追跡

Pronunciation

Romajitsuiseki

Meaning

  • nountracking

Example

警察は逃げる車を追跡しています。kei satsu wa ni ge ru kuruma o tsui seki shi te i ma su

The police are tracking the fleeing car.

Illustration for 追跡 (tracking)

More examples

荷物の追跡には、専用の番号を使います。ni motsu no tsui seki ni wa sen yō no ban gō o tsuka i ma su

We use a special number to track a package.

Core concept

Means maintaining a trail of a target as it moves, whether for observation or pursuit.

Common phrases

  • 犯人の追跡han nin no tsui seki

    tracking a suspect

  • 追跡を始めるtsui seki o haji me ru

    start tracking

  • 追跡を続けるtsui seki o tsuzu ke ru

    continue tracking

Similar words

追尾tsuibi: Following a moving vehicle or object closely to keep track of its position.
尾行bikō: Secretly following a person to observe where the person goes.

Definition in Japanese

対象の移動する方向や経路をたどって、見失わないように追い続けること。tai shō no i dō su ru hō kō ya kei ro o ta do tte mi ushina wa na i yō ni o i tsuzu ke ru ko to

Word origin

追 (tsui, "follow") and 跡 (seki, "trace") form a Sino-Japanese compound whose parts suggest following the trace left by a moving target.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese news reports, 追跡 (tsuiseki) commonly describes a pursuit, while the same noun also covers tracking a vehicle or a signal.

Other meanings

  • chasenoun

Related words

  • 追跡者tsuisekishatrackernoun

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