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従う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
従う
BOOST
Reading : したがう   
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 117,892 which gives a rank of 3,007
従う is the most useful form. 5 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 75,000 (about 3,910,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3202 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4216
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 46 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
しょくじ
食事
りょうほう
療法
きちんと
したが
よう
It's important to follow a strict diet.
かれ
じょうし
上司
めいれい
命令
したが
わざる
えなかった
He cannot help accepting his boss's order.
いしゃ
医者
ちゅうこく
忠告
したが
っておけば
よかったのになぁ
I wish I had followed the doctor's advice.
したがう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 198,000 (about 275,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 16895
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 46 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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順う
BOOST
Reading : したがう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 25,000 (about 25,000,000 results)
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從う
BOOST
Reading : したがう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 176,000 (about 413,000 results)
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隨う
BOOST
Reading : したがう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 185,000 (about 368,000 results)
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随う
BOOST
Reading : したがう   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 226,000 (about 94,600 results)
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ジュウ   ショウ   ジュ   したが to obey   したがえる to be accompanied by   
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eight
ヒキ    roll / bolt of cloth   
step
ジュン    sequence; obey   
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ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
セン   かわ river   
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stick   
ジュウ   したが to obey   
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したが to obey   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   とどめる to keep in position   
ズイ    follow   
ズイ    follow   
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hill   
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ユウ   ウ   あ to possess; to exist   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
move
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