(ついせき)

ついせき
noun
tracking; pursuit
action
1. tracking; tracing
The act of monitoring or following the location or progress of something, especially packages or shipments.
I entered the tracking number.
I checked on a website that can track packages.
You can track the delivery status in real time.
2. pursuit; chase
The act of following or chasing someone or something, often in a literal sense.
犯人(はんにん)追跡(ついせき)する
To pursue the criminal.
The police pursued the fleeing vehicle.

追跡(ついせき) covers two main meanings: tracking/monitoring (packages, data, progress) and physical pursuit (chasing a suspect or animal).

SENSE 1 — TRACKING:

SENSE 2 — PURSUIT:

Forms

追跡(ついせき)する is a する verb. In the tracking sense, the particle marks the object being tracked.

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