“To overtake” in Japanese
Short answer
To overtake in Japanese is “抜き去る” (nukisaru). Full meaning: to pass, to overtake, to leave behind; to pull out, to extract, to remove, to take away.
Other ways to say “To overtake” in Japanese
追い抜く
oinuku to pass (a car), to overtake; to surpass, to outstrip, to outdistance, to outsail
追い越す
oikosu to pass (e.g. car), to overtake; to surpass, to outstrip, to get ahead of, to outdistance
抜かす
nukasu to omit, to leave out, to skip; to overtake, to pass; to say, to speak
追抜く
oinuku to pass (a car), to overtake; to surpass, to outstrip, to outdistance, to outsail
追いこす
oikosu to pass (e.g. car), to overtake; to surpass, to outstrip, to get ahead of, to outdistance
おいぬく
oinuku to pass (a car), to overtake; to surpass, to outstrip, to outdistance, to outsail
追越せる
oikoseru to pass (e.g. car), to overtake; to surpass, to outstrip, to get ahead of, to outdistance
ぬきさる
nukisaru to pass, to overtake, to leave behind; to pull out, to extract, to remove, to take away
追いぬく
oinuku to pass (a car), to overtake; to surpass, to outstrip, to outdistance, to outsail
追抜ける
oinukeru to pass (a car), to overtake; to surpass, to outstrip, to outdistance, to outsail
追越す
oikosu to pass (e.g. car), to overtake; to surpass, to outstrip, to get ahead of, to outdistance
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