随 — kanji meaning “follow”
随
follow, though, notwithstanding, while, during, both, all, obey, submit to, comply, at the mercy of (the waves)
- Meanings
- follow, though, notwithstanding, while, during, both, all, obey, submit to, comply, at the mercy of (the waves)
- On'yomi
- ズイ (zui)
- Kun'yomi
- まにま.に、したが.う
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1396 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 170
- Chinese reading
- suí — Chinese character page
Words with 随
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 随分 | ずいぶん zuibun | very; extremely; surprisingly |
| 随時 | ずいじ zuiji | whenever necessary; as needed; as required |
| 随筆 | ずいひつ zuihitsu | essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings |
| 随所 | ずいしょ zuisho | everywhere; all over the place; here and there |
| 追随 | ついずい tsuizui | following (in the footsteps of) |
| 随意 | ずいい zuii | voluntary; optional; free |
| 随一 | ずいいち zuiichi | best; greatest; first |
| 付随 | ふずい fuzui | being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with |
| 随行 | ずいこう zuikou | attendant; follower |
| 半身不随 | はんしんふずい hanshinfuzui | hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body) |
| 随伴 | ずいはん zuihan | attendance; accompanying; following |
| 随想 | ずいそう zuisou | random thoughts; occasional thoughts; desultory thoughts |
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