尾行|びこうbikou[0]heiban (flat)
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- 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.
- 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
- 人の後をつけて行くこと。


