Japanese Symbols

Japanese Kanji

従

juu

accompany · obey · submit to

Grade 6 · JLPT N1 · 10 strokes

Readings

  • ONジュウjuu
  • ONショウshou
  • ONジュju
  • KUNしたが.うshitaga
  • KUNしたが.えるshitaga
  • KUNよりyori

Meaning

Accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate.

Stroke order

Stroke order for 従

従 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N1 (advanced) level. With 10 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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