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從 means 'obey' and is a variant of 従

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Strokes : 11    Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-12    Grade: 10   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 2 words   Used in 2 words   Used in 9 names   Component in 12 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Common readings
On
   ジュウ
Kun
   したがう to obey
Additional readings
On    ショウ   ジュ
Kun    したがえる   より
Components
⿰  彳 step  ⿱  从 obey  龰 (止) stop  
See also
徒 junior  
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Most useful words by reading
從 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 從 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
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Most common form: 従来農法
noun
traditional farming
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したがう : 1 word FIND ALL
し た が う 4
Most common form: 順う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany
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An additional ジュウ less common words include 從 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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從
ジュウ   したがう to obey   
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从
したがう to obey   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
龰
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   とどめる to keep in position   
彳
step
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