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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

沿そう

N1
そう sou
  1. to run along
  2. to follow
godan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

沿着;遵循

Examples

  • 私わたしたちは川かわに沿そって散さん歩ぽした。
    We took a walk along the river.
    我们沿着河散步。
  • 通とおりに沿そって桜さくらが植うえられている。
    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"
  }
}