従

See also: 從 and 征

従 U+5F93, 従 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5F93 ← 徒 [U+5F92] CJK Unified Ideographs 徔 → [U+5F94]

Translingual

Traditional	從
Shinjitai	従
Simplified	从

Han character

従 (Kangxi radical 60, 彳+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹人廿卜人 (HOTYO), four-corner 2828₁, composition ⿰彳⿱䒑龰)

Derived characters

• 𫞋, 縦, 𧱷, 𮜀, 𱁋, 𭞁, 𮋹

Related characters

• 從 (Orthodox traditional form)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 367, character 27
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10133
• Dae Jaweon: page 691, character 13
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 826, character 4
• Unihan data for U+5F93

Chinese

Glyph origin

Unorthodox variant simplified from 從 (从 → 䒑) found in the Tang dynasty orthographic dictionary Ganlu Zishu (干祿字書).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 従 – see 從 (“to follow; to come after; to comply with; to submit to; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 從).

References

Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01293-003#18

Japanese

Shinjitai	従
Kyūjitai	從

Glyph origin

Simplified from 從 (从 → 䒑). Based on the character found in the Chinese orthographic dictionary Ganlu Zishu (干祿字書) and adopted as a shinjitai form in the 1946 Tōyō kanji list.

Kanji

従

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 從)

1. to accompany; to obey; to comply

Readings

• Go-on: しゅ (shu)、じゅ (ju, Jōyō ^†)、じゅう (jū, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō ^†)^{←しよう (syou, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: じゅう (jū, Jōyō)^{←じゆう (zyuu, historical)}
• Kun: したがう (shitagau, 従う, Jōyō)、したがえる (shitagaeru, 従える, Jōyō)、より (yori)
• Nanori: つぐ (tsugu)

Compounds

• 主(しゅう)従(じゅう) (shūjū): master and servant; employer and employee
• 従(じゅう)事(じ) (jūji): engagement
• 従(じゅう)僕(ぼく) (jūboku): male attendant servant
• 従(じゅう)前(ぜん) (jūzen); previous; former
• 従(じゅう)属(ぞく) (jūzoku); subordination; dependency
• 従(じゅう)来(らい) (jūrai): until now; conventional; existing
• 従(じゅう)業(ぎょう) (jūgyō): employment
• 従(じゅう)者(しゃ) (jūsha): attendant; servant; follower
• 従(じゅう)軍(ぐん) (jūgun): war campaign; military service
• 従(じゅう)順(じゅん) (jūjun): obedient; submissive; docile
• 従兄弟(いとこ) (itoko): male cousin
• 従姉妹(いとこ) (itoko): female cousin
• 服(ふく)従(じゅう) (fukujū): obedience; submission
• 盲(もう)従(じゅう) (mōjū): blind obedience
• 臣(しん)従(じゅう) (shinjū): vassalage
• 追(つい)従(しょう) (tsuishō): flattery
• 隷(れい)従(じゅう) (reijū): slavery

 

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
従
じゅ Grade: 6
goon

Alternative spelling
從 (kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨ]

Prefix

従(じゅ) • (ju-) 

1. (history) "junior" ranking for 位 (-i, “Japanese courtier rank”)

   Antonym: 正 (shō-)

   従(じゅ)一(いち)位(い)

   juichī

   junior rank 1

   従(じゅ)三(さん)位(み)

   jusanmi

   junior rank 3

   従(じゅ)九(く)位(い)

   jukui

   junior rank 9

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
従
しょう Grade: 6
kan'on

Alternative spellings
從 (kyūjitai) 縦

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ː]

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