"従う" meaning in Japanese

See 従う in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ɕita̠ɡa̠ɯ̟]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|したがう|hhira=したがふ|tr=intrans|type=1}} 従(したが)う • (shitagau) ^(←したがふ (sitagafu)?)intransitive godan (stem 従(したが)い (shitagai), past 従(したが)った (shitagatta)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|したが|4-p}} Forms: 従う [canonical] (ruby: (したが)), shitagau [romanization], sitagafu [romanization], 従い [stem] (ruby: (したが)), 従った [past] (ruby: (したが)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 従わ [error-unrecognized-form], したがわ [error-unrecognized-form], shitagawa [error-unrecognized-form], 従い [error-unrecognized-form], したがい [error-unrecognized-form], shitagai [error-unrecognized-form], 従う [error-unrecognized-form], したがう [error-unrecognized-form], shitagau [error-unrecognized-form], 従え [error-unrecognized-form], したがえ [error-unrecognized-form], shitagae [error-unrecognized-form], 従われる [passive], したがわれる [passive], shitagawareru [passive], 従わせる [causative], 従わす [causative], したがわせる [causative], したがわす [causative], shitagawaseru [causative], shitagawasu [causative], 従える [potential], したがえる [potential], shitagaeru [potential], 従おう [volitional], したがおう [volitional], shitagaō [volitional], 従わない [negative], したがわない [negative], shitagawanai [negative], 従わず [continuative, negative], したがわず [continuative, negative], shitagawazu [continuative, negative], 従います [formal], したがいます [formal], shitagaimasu [formal], 従った [perfective], したがった [perfective], shitagatta [perfective], 従って [conjunctive], したがって [conjunctive], shitagatte [conjunctive], 従えば [conditional, hypothetical], したがえば [conditional, hypothetical], shitagaeba [conditional, hypothetical], no-table-tags [table-tags], 従は [irrealis, stem], したがは [irrealis, stem], sitagafa [irrealis], 従ひ [continuative, stem], したがひ [continuative, stem], sitagafi [continuative], 従ふ [stem, terminative], したがふ [stem, terminative], sitagafu [terminative], 従ふ [attributive, stem], したがふ [attributive, stem], sitagafu [attributive], 従へ [realis, stem], したがへ [realis, stem], sitagafe [realis], 従へ [imperative, stem], したがへ [imperative, stem], sitagafe [imperative], 従はず [negative], したがはず [negative], sitagafazu [negative], 従へど [contrastive], したがへど [contrastive], sitagafedo [contrastive], 従へば [causative], したがへば [causative], sitagafeba [causative], 従はば [conditional], したがはば [conditional], sitagafaba [conditional], 従ひき [past], したがひき [past], sitagafiki [past], 従ひけり [past], したがひけり [past], sitagafikeri [past], 従ひつ [perfect], したがひつ [perfect], sitagafitu [perfect], 従ひぬ [perfect], したがひぬ [perfect], sitagafinu [perfect], 従へり [continuative, perfect], 従ひたり [continuative, perfect], したがへり [continuative, perfect], したがひたり [continuative, perfect], sitagaferi [continuative, perfect], sitagafitari [continuative, perfect], 従はむ [volitional], したがはむ [volitional], sitagafamu [volitional]
  1. to follow; to move in the same path or direction
    Sense id: en-従う-ja-verb-FkX~vNo3 Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -u, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -u: 28 9 12 32 9 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 26 4 15 31 4 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 25 2 17 31 2 22 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 26 2 17 30 2 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 23 10 16 21 10 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 26 2 17 31 2 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 3 15 28 3 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 2 14 35 2 17
  2. to obey; to comply Synonyms (comply): 守る
    Sense id: en-従う-ja-verb-opwwoDUl Disambiguation of 'comply': 4 88 1 5 0 2
  3. to be moved freely by external force
    Sense id: en-従う-ja-verb-GDkL0CZG Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -u, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -u: 28 9 12 32 9 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 26 4 15 31 4 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 25 2 17 31 2 22 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 26 2 17 30 2 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 23 10 16 21 10 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 26 2 17 31 2 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 3 15 28 3 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 2 14 35 2 17
  4. to respond; to come up as a result
    Sense id: en-従う-ja-verb-Gd~xlck- Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese godan verbs ending with -u, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 35 2 10 43 2 8 Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -u: 28 9 12 32 9 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 26 4 15 31 4 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 25 2 17 31 2 22 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 26 2 17 30 2 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 23 10 16 21 10 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 26 2 17 31 2 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 3 15 28 3 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 2 14 35 2 17
  5. to imitate
    Sense id: en-従う-ja-verb-OB8fOEvU
  6. to undertake; to commit oneself to an obligation, activity etc.
    Sense id: en-従う-ja-verb-n~JUIedo Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -u, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -u: 28 9 12 32 9 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 26 4 15 31 4 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 25 2 17 31 2 22 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 26 2 17 30 2 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 23 10 16 21 10 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 26 2 17 31 2 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 3 15 28 3 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 2 14 35 2 17

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "violate",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “comply”",
      "word": "破る"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “submit”",
      "word": "逆らう"
    },
    {
      "english": "defy, rebel",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “submit”",
      "word": "背く"
    },
    {
      "english": "dominate, rule",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “be under orders of a person”",
      "word": "治める"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "従う",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "従",
          "したが"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従い",
      "roman": "shitagai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "従",
          "したが"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従った",
      "roman": "shitagatta",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "従",
          "したが"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-u",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従わ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがわ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagawa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従い",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがい",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従う",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagau",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従え",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがえ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従われる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがわれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagawareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従わせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従わす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがわせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがわす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagawaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagawasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従える",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがえる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagaeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従おう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがおう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagaō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従わない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがわない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagawanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従わず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがわず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagawazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従います",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがいます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagaimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従った",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagatta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従って",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagatte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従えば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがえば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagaeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従は",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがは",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従ひ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがひ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従ふ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがふ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従ふ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがふ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従へ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがへ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従へ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがへ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従はず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがはず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従へど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがへど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従へば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがへば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従はば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがはば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従ひき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがひき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従ひけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがひけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従ひつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがひつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従ひぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがひぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従へり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従ひたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがへり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがひたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagaferi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従はむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがはむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "したがう",
        "hhira": "したがふ",
        "tr": "intrans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "従(したが)う • (shitagau) ^(←したがふ (sitagafu)?)intransitive godan (stem 従(したが)い (shitagai), past 従(したが)った (shitagatta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "したが",
        "2": "4-p"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 9 12 32 9 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -u",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 4 15 31 4 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 2 17 31 2 22",
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            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 2 17 30 2 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 10 16 21 10 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 2 17 31 2 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 3 15 28 3 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 2 14 35 2 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to follow the guide",
          "roman": "annainin ni shitagau",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "案内人",
              "あんないにん"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "案内人に従う",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to follow the people walking forwards",
          "roman": "mae o iku hito ni shitagatte aruku",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "前",
              "まえ"
            ],
            [
              "行",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ],
            [
              "歩",
              "ある"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "前を行く人に従って歩く",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to go downstream",
          "roman": "kawa no nagare ni shitagatte kudaru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "川",
              "かわ"
            ],
            [
              "流",
              "なが"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ],
            [
              "下",
              "くだ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "川の流れに従って下る",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to follow the marks",
          "roman": "hyōshiki ni shitagatte susumu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "標識",
              "ひょうしき"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ],
            [
              "進",
              "すす"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "標識に従って進む",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to follow; to move in the same path or direction"
      ],
      "id": "en-従う-ja-verb-FkX~vNo3",
      "links": [
        [
          "follow",
          "follow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I followed the law.",
          "roman": "Hō ni shitagatta.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "法",
              "ほう"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "法に従った。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to act according to instructions",
          "roman": "shiji ni shitagatte kōdō suru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "指示",
              "しじ"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ],
            [
              "行動",
              "こうどう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "指示に従って行動する",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to comply with other's will",
          "roman": "ikō ni shitagau",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "意向",
              "いこう"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "意向に従う",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to obey; to comply"
      ],
      "id": "en-従う-ja-verb-opwwoDUl",
      "links": [
        [
          "obey",
          "obey"
        ],
        [
          "comply",
          "comply"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "4 88 1 5 0 2",
          "sense": "comply",
          "word": "守る"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 9 12 32 9 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -u",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 4 15 31 4 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 2 17 31 2 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 2 17 30 2 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 10 16 21 10 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 2 17 31 2 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 3 15 28 3 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 2 14 35 2 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a reed bending with the wind",
          "roman": "kaze ni shitagau ashi",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "風",
              "かぜ"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ],
            [
              "葦",
              "あし"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "風に従う葦",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be moved freely by external force"
      ],
      "id": "en-従う-ja-verb-GDkL0CZG",
      "links": [
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ],
        [
          "freely",
          "freely"
        ],
        [
          "external",
          "external"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "35 2 10 43 2 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 9 12 32 9 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -u",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 4 15 31 4 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 2 17 31 2 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 2 17 30 2 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 10 16 21 10 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 2 17 31 2 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 3 15 28 3 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 2 14 35 2 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to answer the question",
          "roman": "toi ni shitagatte kotaeru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "問",
              "と"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ],
            [
              "答",
              "こた"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "問いに従って答える",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The payment varies depending on the condition.",
          "roman": "jōken ni shitagatte chingin ga kotonaru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "条件",
              "じょうけん"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ],
            [
              "賃金",
              "ちんぎん"
            ],
            [
              "異",
              "こと"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "条件に従って賃金が異なる",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to respond; to come up as a result"
      ],
      "id": "en-従う-ja-verb-Gd~xlck-",
      "links": [
        [
          "respond",
          "respond"
        ],
        [
          "as a result",
          "as a result"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to make a copy of the sample.",
          "roman": "mihon ni shitagatte tsukuru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "見本",
              "みほん"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ],
            [
              "作",
              "つく"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "見本に従って作る",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to imitate"
      ],
      "id": "en-従う-ja-verb-OB8fOEvU",
      "links": [
        [
          "imitate",
          "imitate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 9 12 32 9 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -u",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 4 15 31 4 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 2 17 31 2 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 2 17 30 2 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 10 16 21 10 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 2 17 31 2 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 3 15 28 3 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 2 14 35 2 17",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to do the business",
          "roman": "gyōmu ni shitagau",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "業務",
              "ぎょうむ"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "業務に従う",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to undertake; to commit oneself to an obligation, activity etc."
      ],
      "id": "en-従う-ja-verb-n~JUIedo",
      "links": [
        [
          "undertake",
          "undertake"
        ],
        [
          "commit",
          "commit"
        ],
        [
          "obligation",
          "obligation"
        ],
        [
          "activity",
          "activity"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "したがう"
    },
    {
      "other": "したがう"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕita̠ɡa̠ɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "従う"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "violate",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “comply”",
      "word": "破る"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “submit”",
      "word": "逆らう"
    },
    {
      "english": "defy, rebel",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “submit”",
      "word": "背く"
    },
    {
      "english": "dominate, rule",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “be under orders of a person”",
      "word": "治める"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese godan verbs",
    "Japanese godan verbs ending with -u",
    "Japanese intransitive verbs",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "従う",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "従",
          "したが"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従い",
      "roman": "shitagai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "従",
          "したが"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従った",
      "roman": "shitagatta",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "従",
          "したが"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-u",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従わ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがわ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagawa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従い",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがい",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従う",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagau",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従え",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがえ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従われる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがわれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagawareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従わせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従わす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがわせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがわす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagawaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagawasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従える",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがえる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagaeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従おう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがおう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagaō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従わない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがわない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagawanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従わず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがわず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagawazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従います",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがいます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagaimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従った",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagatta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従って",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagatte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従えば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがえば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitagaeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従は",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがは",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従ひ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがひ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従ふ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがふ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従ふ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがふ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従へ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがへ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従へ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがへ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従はず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがはず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従へど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがへど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従へば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがへば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従はば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがはば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従ひき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがひき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従ひけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがひけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従ひつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがひつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従ひぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがひぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従へり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従ひたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがへり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがひたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagaferi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "従はむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "したがはむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitagafamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "したがう",
        "hhira": "したがふ",
        "tr": "intrans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "従(したが)う • (shitagau) ^(←したがふ (sitagafu)?)intransitive godan (stem 従(したが)い (shitagai), past 従(したが)った (shitagatta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "したが",
        "2": "4-p"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to follow the guide",
          "roman": "annainin ni shitagau",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "案内人",
              "あんないにん"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "案内人に従う",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to follow the people walking forwards",
          "roman": "mae o iku hito ni shitagatte aruku",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "前",
              "まえ"
            ],
            [
              "行",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ],
            [
              "歩",
              "ある"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "前を行く人に従って歩く",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to go downstream",
          "roman": "kawa no nagare ni shitagatte kudaru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "川",
              "かわ"
            ],
            [
              "流",
              "なが"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ],
            [
              "下",
              "くだ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "川の流れに従って下る",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to follow the marks",
          "roman": "hyōshiki ni shitagatte susumu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "標識",
              "ひょうしき"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ],
            [
              "進",
              "すす"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "標識に従って進む",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to follow; to move in the same path or direction"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "follow",
          "follow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I followed the law.",
          "roman": "Hō ni shitagatta.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "法",
              "ほう"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "法に従った。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to act according to instructions",
          "roman": "shiji ni shitagatte kōdō suru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "指示",
              "しじ"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ],
            [
              "行動",
              "こうどう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "指示に従って行動する",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to comply with other's will",
          "roman": "ikō ni shitagau",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "意向",
              "いこう"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "意向に従う",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to obey; to comply"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "obey",
          "obey"
        ],
        [
          "comply",
          "comply"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a reed bending with the wind",
          "roman": "kaze ni shitagau ashi",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "風",
              "かぜ"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ],
            [
              "葦",
              "あし"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "風に従う葦",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be moved freely by external force"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ],
        [
          "freely",
          "freely"
        ],
        [
          "external",
          "external"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to answer the question",
          "roman": "toi ni shitagatte kotaeru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "問",
              "と"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ],
            [
              "答",
              "こた"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "問いに従って答える",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The payment varies depending on the condition.",
          "roman": "jōken ni shitagatte chingin ga kotonaru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "条件",
              "じょうけん"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ],
            [
              "賃金",
              "ちんぎん"
            ],
            [
              "異",
              "こと"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "条件に従って賃金が異なる",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to respond; to come up as a result"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "respond",
          "respond"
        ],
        [
          "as a result",
          "as a result"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to make a copy of the sample.",
          "roman": "mihon ni shitagatte tsukuru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "見本",
              "みほん"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ],
            [
              "作",
              "つく"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "見本に従って作る",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to imitate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "imitate",
          "imitate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to do the business",
          "roman": "gyōmu ni shitagau",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "業務",
              "ぎょうむ"
            ],
            [
              "従",
              "したが"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "業務に従う",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to undertake; to commit oneself to an obligation, activity etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "undertake",
          "undertake"
        ],
        [
          "commit",
          "commit"
        ],
        [
          "obligation",
          "obligation"
        ],
        [
          "activity",
          "activity"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "したがう"
    },
    {
      "other": "したがう"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕita̠ɡa̠ɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "comply",
      "word": "守る"
    }
  ],
  "word": "従う"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 従う meaning in Japanese (13.0kB)

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