従う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
したが
Grade: 6

Alternative forms

  • 随う
  • 順う
  • 遵う

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) たが [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)

Japanese verb pair
active 従える
mediopassive 従う
  1. to follow; to move in the same path or direction
    案内人 (あんないにん) (したが)
    annainin ni shitagau
    to follow the guide
     (まえ) () (ひと) (したが)って (ある)
    mae o iku hito ni shitagatte aruku
    to follow the people walking forwards
     (かわ) (なが)れに (したが)って (くだ)
    kawa no nagare ni shitagatte kudaru
    to go downstream
    標識 (ひょうしき) (したが)って (すす)
    hyōshiki ni shitagatte susumu
    to follow the marks
  2. to obey; to comply
     (ほう) (したが)った
    Hō ni shitagatta.
    I followed the law.
     () () (したが)って (こう) (どう)する
    shiji ni shitagatte kōdō suru
    to act according to instructions
     () (こう) (したが)
    ikō ni shitagau
    to comply with other's will
  3. to be moved freely by external force
     (かぜ) (したが) (あし)
    kaze ni shitagau ashi
    a reed bending with the wind
  4. to respond; to come up as a result
     ()いに (したが)って (こた)える
    toi ni shitagatte kotaeru
    to answer the question
     (じょう) (けん) (したが)って (ちん) (ぎん) (こと)なる
    jōken ni shitagatte chingin ga kotonaru
    The payment varies depending on the condition.
  5. to imitate
     () (ほん) (したが)って (つく)
    mihon ni shitagatte tsukuru
    to make a copy of the sample.
  6. to undertake; to commit oneself to an obligation, activity etc.
     (ぎょう) () (したが)
    gyōmu ni shitagau
    to do the business

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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. 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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