Keyword
obey
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 5
Heisig942
Old form從
Readings
じゅ
(7%)
い
(4%)
Composed of
stand still
antlers on a wall
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)
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Used in vocabulary (178 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
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
attendant; valet; servant; follower
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
obedience; submission; resignation
chamberlain
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
cousin (male)
manservant; male attendant; valet
subordination; dependency
cousin (older male)
cousin (younger female)
absolute obedience; complete submission
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
cousin (female)
health care professional; medical worker
cousin (older female)
familiar spirit
cousin (younger male)
samurai acting as an attendant; retainer; thane (in medieval Europe); thegn
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to follow advice; to act upon advice
comfort woman; prostitute who worked in military brothels, esp. one forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII
working exclusively for; working full-time (for)
in accordance with; subordinate to
to go by the rules; to observe the regulations
previous; former
orderly; officer's servant; batman; soldier assigned to wait on an officer
someone engaged in a certain pursuit; practitioner; worker; employee
existing (type, style, form); traditional; conventional; legacy (software, etc.)
calm; composed; tranquil
servile submission; subservience
blind obedience
attendance (on one's superior); accompanying
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
submission; resignation
insubordination; disobedience
subordinate; dependent; subsidiary; subservient
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
temporary worker; seasonal worker; worker with a fixed term contract of employment
dependency; appanage
following the lead (of); playing second fiddle (to); follower
to follow custom; to conform (convention, tradition, etc.); to toe the line
to abide by the verdict
servile smile; sycophantic smile; servile laugh; sycophantic laugh
second grade of the third rank of honor (honour)
steward; butler; attendant
alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty); (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands); resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient
excessive flattery; adulation
accomplice; complicity
superior-subordinate relation; subordination; dependency; subordination
emperor's aide-de-camp
civil disobedience movement; civil disobedience campaign
board of chamberlains
second cousin
illegally moonlighting (of a union employee)
lesser (of equal court ranks); lower; junior
second cousin
following advice
be guided by your children when you are old
acquiescence; passive obedience
waiting upon; attending on; accompanying
worker; employee; person being employed
existing technology; conventional technology; prior art
younger second cousin
therefore; consequently; accordingly
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
a woman's three obediences (father, husband and son; according to Buddhist and Confucianist teachings)
elder second cousin
metered billing system; usage-based billing system; consumption-based billing system; pay-as-you-go system
accessory after the fact
following the desires of one's own heart without transgressing what is right
subordinate clause; dependent clause; follower (machine part receiving motion from another)
subordinate; secondary
second cousin
illegally moonlighting (of a union employee)
secondary cause
second cousin
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
person doing one job exclusively; full-time worker; full-time union official
alliance (esp. originally of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty)
specific duty (taxation); specific tariff; specific tax
ad valorem duty; ad valorem tax
single column (in marching)
lesser (of equal court ranks); lower; junior
collection of similar objects; classification by similarity
vegetables boiled in miso
parent's cousin; first-cousin once removed
accessory (thing); appurtenance
full-time trade union officer who remains employed at a company
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental; accessory
pretending to obey someone to his face but badmouthing him behind his back
having presence of mind; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed; with serenity
sycophantic diplomacy; servile diplomacy
accessory before the fact
subordinating conjunction; subordinator
dependent compilation; separate compilation
track and hold unit; track and store unit
(charging or taxing) according to the amount used; according to usage
toady; lackey; sycophant; flatterer
to let things end up as they will; to let nature take its course; to make do with what one has
first cousin once removed
parallel cousins; ortho-cousins
dependency; appanage
company employee working full-time as a union official
to follow the crowd; to change with the times
subordinate clause
as before; as usual; the way it used to be
as before; as usual; the way it used to be
load-following operation (e.g. of a power plant)
metered billing system; usage-based billing system; consumption-based billing system; pay-as-you-go system
submissiveness; obedience
Examples (200 in total)
You are to obey your parents.
I'll follow your instructions.
I have no choice but to follow those orders.