随 – follow, though, notwithstanding

12 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1396 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 随 means follow, though, notwithstanding, while, during, both, all, obey. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ズイ (zui); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is まにま.に、したが.う (manimani, shitagau). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 阜 (no. 170).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ズイ	zui
Kun’yomi	まにま.に	manimani
Kun’yomi	したが.う	shitagau

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 阜 (Kangxi radical 170). Components: ノ・一・月・込・阡.

Words using 随

随分ずいぶんvery随筆ずいひつessays

Example sentences

あなたはこの１年に英語が随分進歩した。

You've made remarkable progress in English in the past year.

Tatoeba #232736

この随筆は一個の旅行かばんについてのものです。

This essay is about a piece of luggage.

Tatoeba #220961

Kanji with the same radical

院際防限階除降隊険陸障陣陽隣隠陥

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