10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate

Kun'yomi
  • to obey (an order, law, etc.) ②to follow (a person) ③to go alongside (e.g. a river) ④to serve (as)
  • to be accompanied by ②to conquer
  • より
On'yomi
  • ジュ
    subordinate
  • ショウ
  • ジュ
    lesser (of equal court ranks)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ジュウ 81.8%
したがしたがえる 17.4%
ショウ 0.7%

Character Breakdown

accompany, obey, submit to
ジュウ したが.う ショウ (6th, N1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)

Contained In

Common Words

to obey (an order, law, etc.) ②to follow (a person) ③to go alongside (e.g. a river) ④to serve (as)
subordinate
up to now ②traditional
engaging in (work)
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References

Unicode hex code 5F93
JIS X 0208 1-29-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1613
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1745
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 415
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 498
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10133
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1482
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1579
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 808
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1281
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 902
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 903
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 329
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 642
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 628
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 886
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3i7.3
Four corner code 2828.1
De Roo Code 2070