尾行|びこうbikou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbshadow; tail; following
Conjugation
Dictionary form尾行する(びこうする)
Polite (masu)尾行します(びこうします)
Negative (nai)尾行しない(びこうしない)
polite (masen)尾行しません(びこうしません)
classical zu / nu尾行せず・尾行せぬ(びこうせず・びこうせぬ)
Past (ta)尾行した(びこうした)
polite (mashita)尾行しました(びこうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)尾行しなかった(びこうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)尾行しませんでした(びこうしませんでした)
Te form尾行して(びこうして)
Potential尾行できる(びこうできる)
Passive尾行される(びこうされる)
Causative尾行させる(びこうさせる)
Causative passive尾行させられる(びこうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)尾行すれば(びこうすれば)
tara尾行したら(びこうしたら)
Volitional尾行しよう(びこうしよう)
polite (mashou)尾行しましょう(びこうしましょう)
Imperative尾行しろ(びこうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related追いかけるおいかけるNeutralEveryday word for chasing or running after someone or something; also used figuratively as in 「夢を追いかける」. Unlike 「尾行」, it does not imply secretly shadowing someone.
  • Related追っかけるおっかけるCasualColloquial variant of 「追いかける」, meaning to chase or run after; also used for chasing after celebrities or idols.
  • Related後追いあとおいNeutralFollowing closely behind someone, or imitating others' actions; also refers to a baby or toddler's clinginess.
  • Related追うおうNeutralEveryday verb with a broad range: chasing or pursuing, but also following a trend or order, going after goals, and driving someone out. Far wider than 「尾行」.
  • Related猛追もうついWrittenWritten/formal word for hot pursuit — chasing with fierce intensity, in a race or after a suspect. The stress is on speed and force, not on the quiet shadowing of 「尾行」.
  • Antonym先導せんどうWrittenWritten/formal word for leading the way or guiding someone from the front — the opposite of 「尾行」, which means following behind.

「尾行」 means secretly tailing someone to watch them, as detectives and police do. 「追いかける」 (colloquial 「追っかける」) is ordinary chasing; 「猛追」 is fierce, all-out pursuit; 「後追い」 is close following or copying; 「追う」 is the broadest; 「先導」 is the opposite, leading the way.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 人ひとの後あとをつけて行いくこと。
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