随
随 — Follow
follow, though, notwithstanding, while, during, both
On’yomiズイ (zui)
Kun’yomiまにまに (manimani)
Kun’yomiしたがう (shitagau)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 随
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 随時 | ずいじ zuiji | whenever necessary; as needed; as required |
| 随所 | ずいしょ zuisho | everywhere; all over the place; here and there |
| 追随 | ついずい tsuizui | following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with |
| 随筆 | ずいひつ zuihitsu | essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings |
| 随一 | ずいいち zuiichi | best; greatest; first |
| 随分 | ずいぶん zuibun | very; extremely; surprisingly |
Study notes
随 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1396 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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