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Kanji Detail for 随 - "to follow"

随

  • Meaning

    随 means "to follow." Also associated with to leave to chance.

    1. To follow - To accompany; to stay close.

    2. To leave to chance - To go with the flow.

  • Words using 随

    • 随時 ずいじ Listen whenever necessary; as needed; as required
    • 追随 ついずい Listen following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
    • 随筆 ずいひつ Listen essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
    • 随員 ずいいん Listen member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant
    • 随一 ずいいち Listen best; greatest; first
    • 随分 ずいぶん Listen very; extremely; surprisingly

  • Four-character idioms with 随

    • 半身不随 はんしんふずい Listen hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
    • 夫唱婦随 ふしょうふずい Listen a wife should do her husband's bidding
    • 付和随行 ふわずいこう Listen participating in something by merely following the leaders
    • 当代随一 とうだいずいいち Listen the greatest of the day
    • 随喜渇仰 ずいきかつごう Listen worship with adoration; ardent admiration

  • Tattoo check: 随

    • Verified meaning: to follow
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read したごう, ずい)
    • Also carries these associations: to leave to chance

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 随

    Surnames 随(したごう)Listen 随(ずい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    follow; though; notwithstanding; while; during; both; all; obey; submit to; comply; at the mercy of (the waves)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    follow, listen to, submit to

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Sui

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to follow, to listen to, to submit to

  • Onyomi

    tip

    zui(ズイ) ズイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    manimani(まにまに) まにまに

    shitaga.u(したが-う) したが-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    阜 阝 (kozato・kozatohen・oka)

  • Related Keywords

    to follow to leave to chance adapt conform entrust accompany comply with obey adhere ensue go along match pursue trail

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