随

Meaning

随 centers on moving along with something else: following, obeying, or being subject to a force. The senses of 'though', 'while', and 'notwithstanding' extend this idea to accompanying circumstances, and 'both/all' comes from following along with everything.

• 随分ずいぶん
  N4

  very; extremely; surprisingly; fairly; quite; considerably; awfully; terribly

• 随時ずいじ

  whenever necessary; as needed; as required; as occasion demands

• 付随ふずい

  being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to

• 追随ついずい

  following (in the footsteps of)

• 随所ずいしょ

  everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn

• 随一ずいいち

  best; greatest; first

• 随伴ずいはん

  attendance; accompanying; following

• 随意ずいい

  voluntary; optional; free; elective

• 半身不随はんしんふずい

  hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)

• 随筆ずいひつ
  N2

  essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings

• 随行ずいこう

  attendant; follower

• 随想ずいそう

  random thoughts; occasional thoughts; desultory thoughts

• 気随きずい

  willful; wilful; as one pleases

• 随員ずいいん

  member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant

• 夫唱婦随ふしょうふずい

  a wife should do her husband's bidding

• 不随ふずい

  paralysis; palsy

• 不随意ふずいい

  involuntary

• 不随意筋ふずいいきん

  involuntary muscles

• 不随意運動ふずいいうんどう

  involuntary movement

• 他の追随を許さないたのついずいをゆるさない

  unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)

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