How to say 'Follow' in Japanese | 沿う

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The Japanese word for Follow is 'Sou', written as 沿う in Japanese.'Follow' in hiragana is そう.

word

沿う

Meaning

Reading

そう

sou

Kanji

沿Along

Explanation

The Japanese verb '沿う (そう)' means 'to follow' or 'to run alongside'. It is often used to describe something that physically follows a path, route, or boundary, such as a road following a river or a train line following a coastline. It can also be used metaphorically to describe adhering to a plan, guideline, or principle. For example: The road follows the river「道は川に沿っている」(みちはかわにそっている). We followed the plan「私たちは計画に沿った」(わたしたちはけいかくにそった). Note that this verb is commonly used with the particle 'に' to indicate what is being followed.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2824

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 沿う

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

沿

Meaning

Along

Hiragana in the Word 沿う

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

う

Reading

Words Related to 沿う Through the Kanji 沿

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 沿 as well.

word

沿い

Meaning

Along

word

沿岸

Meaning

Coast

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'Sou' means 'Follow' .

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