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唯々諾々 (いいだくだく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
obedient ; submissive ; unquestioningly compliant
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
Describes a person who agrees to everything without resistance, often with a negative connotation of being too meek or servile. Used in literary or formal contexts.
See also: 唯々諾々として
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He follows his boss's orders without question.
Written forms 唯い 々い 諾だく 々だく
Standard kanji spelling for this yojijukugo.
唯い 唯い 諾だく 諾だく
Variant without iteration marks; less common but still used.
Kanji 諾 consent, assent, agreement Similar words 従じゅう 順じゅん 従順 is a more neutral term for obedience, while 唯々諾々 implies a lack of will or excessive compliance.
盲もう 従じゅう 盲従 means blind obedience, often to a person or ideology, whereas 唯々諾々 focuses on the manner of agreeing to everything.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of the characters 唯 (solely, only) and 諾 (consent, agree), each repeated for emphasis. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase is used to describe someone who merely says 'yes' to everything.
