Kanji 従 accompany, obey, submit to Word family· 54 employment; working for a company
up to now; so far; hitherto · traditional; conventional; existing
engage in; be involved in; pursue
obedience; submission; resignation
obedient; submissive; docile; meek
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attendant; follower; servant
subordination; dependency
master-servant relationship; lord-retainer bond; employer-employee relation
older male cousin
previous; former; prior
younger male cousin
younger female cousin
working exclusively for; working full-time for
cousin (older female)
according to usage; pay-as-you-go; metered
chamberlain
manservant; valet; male attendant
slavery; servitude; subjugation
blind obedience; unquestioning submission
outward obedience, inward betrayal
samurai attendant; retainer · thane; thegn
three obediences (of a woman: to father, husband, and son)
steward; butler; attendant
servile submission; subservience
orderly; batman; officer's servant
secondary cause
dependency; appanage
slave station
subordinate clause
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Written forms 従じゅう Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling for this bound noun/adjectival use.
じゅう Usage 1%
Etymology The kanji 従 originally means 'follow' or 'accompany', leading to the sense of 'subordinate' or 'secondary'. The reading じゅう is the on'yomi.
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