従 — accompany, obey, submit to

したがう従 accompany

U+5F93 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 1 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 1 level. Grade 6 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 10 strokes Freq #601 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #942 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

accompany
obey
submit to
comply
follow
secondary
incidental
subordinate

word

したが shitaga Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

従(したが) う shitagau to follow 従(したが) って shitagatte therefore に従(したが) って nishitagatte in accordance with

じゅう juu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

従(じゅう) 来(らい) juurai conventional 従(じゅう) 業(ぎょう) juugyou employment 従(じゅう) 事(じ) juuji engaging in

Stroke order

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