従
follow; accompany; obey; submit to; comply; secondary; incidental; subordinate
10 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 601.
Readings
- ジュウ (on reading): 従来 (じゅうらい) up to now; 従事 (じゅうじ) engaging in (work)
- したがう (kun reading): 従う (したがう) to obey (an order, law, etc.); 付き従う (つきしたがう) to follow
- ジュ (on reading): 従三位 (じゅさんみ) second grade of the third rank of honor (honour); 従 (じゅ) lesser (of equal court ranks)
- したがえる (kun reading): 従える (したがえる) to be accompanied by; 郷に入っては郷に従え (ごうにいってはごうにしたがえ) when in Rome, do as the Romans do
- ショウ (on reading): 合従 (がっしょう) alliance (esp. originally of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty); 扈従 (こしょう) attendance (on one's superior)
- より (kun reading)
- Read as a whole word: 従姉妹 (いとこ) cousin (female); 又従兄弟 (またいとこ) second cousin
Components
Kanji containing 従
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Words using 従
- 従来 (じゅうらい) up to now
- 従事 (じゅうじ) engaging in (work)
- 従軍 (じゅうぐん) military service
- 従業員 (じゅうぎょういん) employee
- 従業員数 (じゅうぎょういんすう) number of employees
- 従う (したがう) to obey (an order, law, etc.)
- 付き従う (つきしたがう) to follow
- 忠告に従う (ちゅうこくにしたがう) to follow advice
- 判決に従う (はんけつにしたがう) to abide by the verdict
- 規約に従って (きやくにしたがって) according to the rules
- 従三位 (じゅさんみ) second grade of the third rank of honor (honour)
- 従 (じゅ) lesser (of equal court ranks)
- 従える (したがえる) to be accompanied by
- 郷に入っては郷に従え (ごうにいってはごうにしたがえ) when in Rome, do as the Romans do
- 郷に入らば郷に従え (ごうにいらばごうにしたがえ) When in Rome, do as the Romans do
- 老いては子に従え (おいてはこにしたがえ) be guided by your children when you are old
- 郷に入れば郷に従え (ごうにいればごうにしたがえ) when in Rome, do as the Romans do
- 従姉妹 (いとこ) cousin (female)
- 又従兄弟 (またいとこ) second cousin
- 合従 (がっしょう) alliance (esp. originally of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty)
- 扈従 (こしょう) attendance (on one's superior)
- 合従連衡 (がっしょうれんこう) alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty)
- 従容 (しょうよう) calm
- 阿諛追従 (あゆついしょう) excessive flattery
- 再従兄弟 (はとこ) second cousin
- 従 (ひろい) lesser (of equal court ranks)
149 words in all.