後を付ける

Japanese

Kanji in this term
後 付
あと
Grade: 2 		つ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
跡をつける
跡を付ける
後を尾ける (rare)

Etymology

後(あと) (ato, “after, latter”) + を (o, object marker) + 付(つ)ける (tsukeru, “to follow, trail”)

Verb

後(あと)を付(つ)ける • (ato o tsukeru) ichidan (stem 後(あと)を付(つ)け (ato o tsuke), past 後(あと)を付(つ)けた (ato o tsuketa))

  1. to follow, tag along
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