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Keyword
obey
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 5
Heisig942
Old form從
Readings
い
(5%)
Composed of
彳
stand still
䒑
antlers on a wall
龰
running shoes
Mnemonic

Why are you still standing still? Come on, quickly, put on your running shoes and go fetch my antlers that I've left on the wall in at my old house. What? You don't want to go? You're in no position to question me, you little turd! Obey!

Used in kanji (1 in total)
縦
vertical
Used in vocabulary (162 in total)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
in accordance with; according to
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Examples (200 in total)
You are to obey your parents.
I'll follow your instructions.
I have no choice but to follow those orders.
You should obey your parents.
You have to obey your parents.
Children are to obey their parents.
They didn't obey their parents.
We should obey our parents.
I have to obey his orders.
Just follow your heart.
I can't bend him to my will.
They are supposed to obey the orders.
To hear is to obey.
You have to abide by the laws.
You don't have to obey such a law.
You should follow this rule.
I followed the rules.
The problem has arisen simply because you didn't follow my instructions.
We obey our parents because we honor them and we love them.
All you have to do is follow the instructions.
We have finished the work in accordance with her instructions.
I'm just following orders.
You must learn to obey instructions.
Animals act according to their instincts.
The troops refused to obey the command.
He told me to go home and I obeyed him.
There was no option but to obey.
Please don't follow this advice.
I suggested that he follow my advice.
Why will you not listen to reason?
Obey your father.
Always obey your father.
We did so after an old custom.
We should conform to the customs of society.
They don't always obey their parents.
This firm has a hundred employees.
Let's let the workers go home early today.
The employees also share the same idea.
Everybody is bound to obey the laws.
Everybody must be subject to law.
We should obey the law no matter what happens.
You are supposed to obey the law.
It's our duty to always obey the law.
We should always act in obedience to the law.
We had to obey the foreign law.
We are bound to obey the law.
We should obey the law.
To obey the laws is everyone's duty.
To obey the law is everyone's duty.
It is our duty to obey the law.
We ought to obey the law.
He went out for a walk, with his dog following behind.
Japanese companies generally provide their employees with uniforms.
You should ask your father for his advice and follow it.
All you have to do is follow his advice.
He acted on my advice.
I will act on your advice.
He finally fulfilled my request.
We are subject to the laws of nature.
These are the rules; act accordingly.
There were no laws for people to abide by.
Robots have taken the place of men in this factory.
Keep to these instructions carefully.
Employees are required to wear uniforms.
I require absolute loyalty of my employees.
A good citizen obeys the laws.
Is it difficult to act according to Buddhist principles?
He treats his employees well.
You should act according to your conscience.
All answers must be written according to the instructions.
All things are obedient to money.
I must request you to obey my orders.
I acted upon what I believed.
The employees had to work overtime in order to produce enough cars.
I refuse to obey you any longer.
Before you give orders, you must learn to obey.
I always have to give in to him.
I wish I had followed his instructions at that time.
Tom doesn't always obey his parents.
I should have followed Tom's advice.
Tom refused to follow Mary's advice.
Tom recently hired three more workers.
The army was involved in a number of brilliant actions during the battle.
Mrs. Smith is actively engaged in volunteer work.
There are people who engage in volunteer work.
My brother is engaged in cancer research.
At that time she was engaged in some sort of work.
He has been engaged in this study nearly ten years.
He is engaged in the study of energy.
He was engaged in medical research.
He is engaged in teaching.
He is engaged in an occupation of his own choice.
He is engaged in selling cars.
He engaged in agriculture.
They are engaged in cancer research.
We are engaged in a difficult task.
I am engaged in a new business.
But, in the end, I thought it best to do as I was told.
A majority of Japanese workers plan to take more than three consecutive days of summer vacation.
Do you have any employees who speak French?
You must act according to your principles.
After graduation he will engage himself in study.
Once you have a plan, you should keep to it.
Plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials.
The company was forced to lay off many employees.
Last month, they had to lay off several hundred employees in the factory.
He dismissed the employee.
I hope to be engaged in the export business after graduating from college.
He is engaged in export.
We must keep the law.
He isn't my cousin.
They are my cousins.
I have three cousins.
I managed to persuade my cousin into accepting my plan.
Employers sometimes exploit their workers.
He was engaged in biological research.
I was engaged in it for three years, that is, till I was twenty years old.
His cousin, whose name I forget, was a nurse.
I'm sorry I haven't been able to give you my cousin's contact info.
Accordingly as people become rich, they are apt to be stingy.
Everyone must keep the law.
She advised him to go to the hospital, but he didn't follow her advice.
The people followed the dictator like so many sheep.
The doctor told him to rest at home, which is advice he followed.
They followed their leader blindly.
His invention is superior to conventional equipment.
The idea that Japanese women are submissive and always obedient to their husbands is a lie.
The duty of a daughter is in obedience.
The villagers are occupied mainly with fishing.
I borrowed 1,000 yen from my cousin.
A blue suit, white shirt and red tie are essential for all male workers.
The president instructed the employees to improve their productivity.
Productivity has fallen. Accordingly, workers' bonuses will be reduced.
When taking drugs, follow the directions on the bottle carefully.
We study according to the schedule.
Children should obey their parents.
Toyota Corporation announced that it would cut 1,000 positions this year.
He was judged sane and was therefore chargeable with murder.
At that time she was engaged in operating a tractor.
He fired most of his men.
He is engaged in AIDS research.
I am engaged in AIDS research.
As soon as one airline announced its plan for airfare reductions, the rest of the companies followed suit.
It was sensible of you to follow her advice.
Acting on your advice, I've decided to exercise more regularly.
You should follow your doctor's advice.
If he had taken my advice then, he would be a rich man now.
Why didn't you follow my advice?
If I were you, I would follow his advice.
If I were you, I'd follow Tom's advice.
If you follow my advice, you will have no trouble.
You'd best follow the doctor's advice.
I wish I had followed the doctor's advice.
It was wise for you not to follow his advice.
If only I had taken your advice.
You will not take Bob's advice.
You should follow the doctor's advice.
You should follow his advice.
It is necessary that he follow my advice.
If he had taken my advice, he would now be rich.
In accordance with his advice, I called off the deal.
He would not follow my advice.
They acted according to my advice.
It is sensible of you to follow her advice.
Follow my advice.
I regret not having taken my doctor's advice.
I regret not having taken his advice.
I was told to go not by boat but by plane, which advice I followed.
Each employee is entitled to a two week paid vacation per year.
He is engaged in developing new materials.
Sony inspires ambition among its employees.
We are subject to the Constitution of Japan.
The people who live in Japan must act according to the Japanese Constitution.
I have no time to engage in political activity.
Follow these rules.
You must conform to the rules.
You should conform to the rules.
You must act in accordance with the rules.
When he was in the military, he conformed to the strict army rules.
We have to conform to the rules.
We should obey the rules.
We must conform to the rules.
You must follow the rules.
The players must abide by the rules.
Most employees expect a pay raise once a year.
Workers pulled together and asked the management for a raise.
A strike is a mass refusal to work by a body of employees.
I don't think it's always right for local governments to submit to the central government.
The company exploited its workers through low wages.
The players have to abide by the umpire's decision.
I was condemned for my disobedience.
He is engaged in foreign trade.
He has been engaged in foreign trade for twenty years.
My father has been engaged in foreign trade for many years.
He works in the automobile industry.
The farmer employed five new workers.
My father is engaged in foreign trade.
A democrat is a free citizen who yields to the will of the majority.
These disputes between the two nations should be solved in accordance with international law.
Why are you so insubordinate to your boss?