Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N1

601 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate

Kunyomi: したが.う したが.える より

Onyomi: ジュウ ショウ ジュ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ぎょうにんべん

Meaning: step

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

来(じゅうらい)   up to now, so far, traditional

業員(じゅうぎょういん)   employee, worker

順な(じゅうじゅんな)   obedient, gentle, meek

事する(じゅうじする)   engage in, pursue (a profession)

属する(じゅうぞくする)   be subordinate to

軍する(じゅうぐんする)   join the army, go to the front

する(ついじゅうする)   flatter

する(ふくじゅうする)   obey, submit

(ついしょう)   flattery, servile behavior

(三位)(じゅさんみ)   secondary (the third rank)

える(したがえる)   conquer [v.t.]

う(したがう)   obey, follow, abide [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

ジュウ subordinate, secondary, junior, incidental

業員 ジュウギョウイン employee, worker

センジュウ working exclusively for, working full-time (for)

ジジュウ chamberlain

ショウヨウ calm, composed, tranquil

容自若 ショウヨウジジャク having presence of mind, imperturbable, calm and self-possessed, with serenity

ツイショウ flattery, sycophancy, adulation

阿諛追 アユツイショウ excessive flattery, adulation

ジュ lesser (of equal court ranks), lower, junior

ジュウ subordinate, secondary, junior, incidental

Kunyomi Examples

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)

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