# 従

| 従 | U+5F93, &#24467; 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 2828$_1$, composition ⿰彳⿱䒑龰)

#### Derived characters

* 𫞋, 縦, 𧱷, 𮜀, 𱁋, 𭞁, 𮋹

#### Related characters

* 從 (Orthodox traditional form)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: 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 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

(Sixth grade 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 $^†$)
* Kan’yō-on: じゅう (jū, Jōyō)
* 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

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 従
* じゅ Grade: 6
* goon
* Alternative spelling
* 從 (kyūjitai)
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [d͡ʑɨ]

#### Prefix

従(じゅ) • (ju-)
* (history) "junior" ranking for 位 (-i, “Japanese courtier rank”)
    Antonym: 正 (shō-)
    従(じゅ)一(いち)位(い)
       juichī
       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

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 従
* しょう Grade: 6
* kan'on
* Alternative spellings
* 從 (kyūjitai) 縦
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɕo̞ː]
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