従う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
従
したが
Grade: 6

Alternative forms

  • 随う
  • 順う
  • 遵う

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) したが​う [shìtágáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɕita̠ɡa̠ɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

従う (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana したがう, rōmaji shitagau, historical hiragana したがふ)

  1. comply, follow
    法 (ほう)に従 (したが)った。
    Hō ni shitagatta.
    I followed the law.
  2. obey; submit; accept orders or commands
  3. obey; be under orders of a person
    上 (じょう)長 (ちょう)に従 (したが)う
    jōchō ni shitagau
    obey a chief
  4. follow (proceed behind)
  5. follow (trace an adjacent course)

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References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ↑ 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  2. 1 2 Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.
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