沿う
N1そう sou
- to run along
- to follow
godan verbintransitive
Chinese meanings
沿着;遵循
Examples
- 私たちは川に沿って散歩した。We took a walk along the river.我们沿着河散步。
- 通りに沿って桜が植えられている。Cherry trees are planted along the street.街道两旁种着樱花树。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('cea7557355'); // 沿う
{
"id": "cea7557355",
"word": "沿う",
"reading": "そう",
"romaji": "sou",
"meanings": [
"to run along",
"to follow"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"v5u",
"vi"
],
"jmdict_id": 1176700,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "私たちは川に沿って散歩した。",
"furigana": "{私|わたし}たちは{川|かわ}に{沿|そ}って{散歩|さんぽ}した。",
"en": "We took a walk along the river.",
"tatoeba_id": 165529
},
{
"ja": "通りに沿って桜が植えられている。",
"furigana": "{通|とお}りに{沿|そ}って{桜|さくら}が{植|う}えられている。",
"en": "Cherry trees are planted along the street.",
"tatoeba_id": 125644
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "bdb2429d846796bff8be12763c0b4375483f3abda6b7b68c075f29a6fc1ea8fa",
"meanings": [
"沿着",
"遵循"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "私たちは川に沿って散歩した。",
"zh": "我们沿着河散步。"
},
{
"ja": "通りに沿って桜が植えられている。",
"zh": "街道两旁种着樱花树。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/cea7557355",
"JMdict ent_seq 1176700; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "9a2967d37f22af1e5598e212f077c43433f6e552ca02f316dc9bd58a3a68e8e4"
}
}