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服従 (ふくじゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 服従する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 服ふく 従じゅう する 服ふく 従じゅう しない Polite 服ふく 従じゅう します 服ふく 従じゅう しません Past polite 服ふく 従じゅう しました 服ふく 従じゅう しませんでした Past 服ふく 従じゅう した 服ふく 従じゅう しなかった Te-form 服ふく 従じゅう して 服ふく 従じゅう しないで Desire 服ふく 従じゅう したい 服ふく 従じゅう したくない Potential 服ふく 従じゅう できる 服ふく 従じゅう できない Passive 服ふく 従じゅう される 服ふく 従じゅう されない Causative 服ふく 従じゅう させる 服ふく 従じゅう させない Causative passive 服ふく 従じゅう させられる 服ふく 従じゅう させられない Volitional 服ふく 従じゅう しよう Polite volitional 服ふく 従じゅう しましょう Imperative 服ふく 従じゅう しろ 服ふく 従じゅう するな Conditional 服ふく 従じゅう すれば 服ふく 従じゅう しなければ Tara conditional 服ふく 従じゅう したら 服ふく 従じゅう しなかったら
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国こく
民みん
は
法ほう
律りつ
に
服ふく
従じゅう
し
なけれ
ば
なら
ない
。
Citizens must obey the law.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 服ふく 従じゅう する to submit/obey someone
The soldiers were forced to submit to their commanding officer.
服ふく 従じゅう を 強し いる to force obedience/submission on someone
The dictator forced obedience upon the people.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 服ふく 従じゅう させる to make someone submit/obey
He used every means to make his subordinates submit.
Kanji 従 accompany, obey, submit to Related words· 6 従順 describes a gentle, willing docility as a personality trait, while 服従 refers to the act of submitting to authority, which may be forced or reluctant.
屈服 means yielding or surrendering under pressure at a particular moment, whereas 服従 is broader and can describe ongoing obedience, not just the act of giving in.
服従する stresses submitting to authority and is more formal, while 従う is the broader everyday word for obeying rules or people.
服従 is a formal noun for submission or obedience, often to authority, whereas 言いなり is a more casual, critical term used about personal relationships.
Show 2 more 服従 implies active obedience or submission to authority, whereas 従属 is broader and describes structural dependency without necessarily implying active compliance.
服従 means ongoing obedience or submission to authority, while 降伏 refers to the specific act of surrendering, often ending a conflict.
Opposites 反抗 means to defy or rebel against authority, the direct opposite of 服従's meaning of submitting to it.
抵抗 means to resist or oppose a force, contrasting with 服従's sense of yielding to it.
服従 means to obey or submit to authority, the opposite state of 支配, which means to exercise control or dominance over someone.
Word family insubordination; disobedience
submissiveness; obedience
absolute obedience; complete submission
Etymology Compound of 服 (submit, obey) and 従 (follow, obey). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination reinforces the meaning of obedience and submission.
服従 means obedience or submission to authority, the direct opposite of 造反's act of rebelling against it.
