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, 𭞁, 𮋹

Related characters

從 (Orthodox traditional form)

References

KangXi: 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, 従, 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

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 從)

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 (zyū, 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

Prefix

Kanji in this term
従
じゅ Grade: 6
goon

Alternative spelling
從 (kyūjitai)

従(じゅ) • (ju-)

(historical) "junior" ranking for 位 (-i, “Japanese courtier rank”)
Antonym: 正 (shō-)
従(じゅ)一(いち)位(い)
juichii
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