従
accompany, comply, follow, incidental, obey, secondary, submit to, subordinate
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
10 / 10
Information
Grade:6
Strokes:10
JLPT:1
Frequency:601
Vocabulary
ジュウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侍従 | ジジュウ | chamberlain |
| 従業員 | ジュウギョウイン | employee; worker |
| 従軍 | ジュウグン | military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign |
| 従兄弟 | ジュウケイテイ | cousin (male) |
| 従事 | ジュウジ | engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in |
ショウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合従連衡 | ガッショウレンコウ | alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty); (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands); resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient |
| 追従 | ツイショウ | flattery; sycophancy; adulation |
| 阿諛追従 | アユツイショウ | excessive flattery; adulation |
| 従容 | ショウヨウ | calm; composed; tranquil |
| 合従 | ガッショウ | alliance (esp. originally of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty) |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 従う | したがう | to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow; to observe; to conform to; to yield to; to follow (a person); to accompany; to go with; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign); to serve (as); to engage in (work) |
| 従える | したがえる | to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue |
| 従って | したがって | therefore; consequently; accordingly |
| 従兄弟 | いとこ | cousin (male) |
| 従兄 | いとこ | cousin (older male) |
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