従 – accompany, obey, submit to

10 strokesTaught in grade 6#601 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 従 means accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジュウ、ショウ、ジュ (juu, shou, ju); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is したが.う、したが.える、より (shitagau, shitagaeru, yori). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 彳 (no. 60).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジュウ	juu
On’yomi	ショウ	shou
On’yomi	ジュ	ju
Kun’yomi	したが.う	shitagau
Kun’yomi	したが.える	shitagaeru
Kun’yomi	より	yori

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: 彳 (Kangxi radical 60). Components: 并・疋・彳.

Words using 従

従うしたがうto obey (an order, law, etc.)従兄弟いとこcousin (male)従姉妹いとこcousin (female)従事じゅうじengaging in (work)従来じゅうらいup to now従業員じゅうぎょういんemployee

Example sentences

善良な市民は法律に従う。

A good citizen obeys the laws.

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彼の従姉妹は、名前は忘れたが、看護婦だった。

His cousin, whose name I forget, was a nurse.

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私はエイズの研究に従事している。

I am engaged in AIDS research.

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Kanji with the same radical

後得役待復彼徒徴徹律御徳微往径徐

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