よ
世
　
に
したが
従
　
う

expression, Godan verb

Archaism.
  1. to follow the crowd, to change with the times.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
よ
世
　
に
したが
従
　
う
 世に従う よにしたがう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

generation, world, society
セ　よ　セイ (3rd, N4)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
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)