従したがう

したがう shitagau

to abide (by the rules)
to obey
to follow
to accompany

godan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

遵从；服从；跟随

Examples

Furigana

本ほん能のうに従したがうと道みちを誤あやまることが多おおい。
Instinct is often a poor guide.
听从本能常常会走错路。
Tatoeba #81463
君きみは両りょう親しんに従したがわなければならない。
You have to obey your parents.
你必须听从父母的话。
Tatoeba #176820

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('658adc9590'); // 従う

{
  "id": "658adc9590",
  "word": "従う",
  "reading": "したがう",
  "romaji": "shitagau",
  "meanings": [
    "to abide (by the rules)",
    "to obey",
    "to follow",
    "to accompany"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "v5u",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1335210,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "本能に従うと道を誤ることが多い。",
      "furigana": "{本能|ほんのう}に{従|したが}うと{道|みち}を{誤|あやま}ることが{多|おお}い。",
      "en": "Instinct is often a poor guide.",
      "tatoeba_id": 81463
    },
    {
      "ja": "君は両親に従わなければならない。",
      "furigana": "{君|きみ}は{両親|りょうしん}に{従|したが}わなければならない。",
      "en": "You have to obey your parents.",
      "tatoeba_id": 176820
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "2b42e6ce2c2960b42b55a3a8ddb1915be4f8e7916a71a9233152b34594111ba1",
    "meanings": [
      "遵从",
      "服从",
      "跟随"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "本能に従うと道を誤ることが多い。",
        "zh": "听从本能常常会走错路。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "君は両親に従わなければならない。",
        "zh": "你必须听从父母的话。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/658adc9590",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1335210; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "11c993dd26f4dc55060275a1125e42e26726ab8a1ea53fd9afeedeb5b44d005f",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}