How to say "submissive" in Japanese

• 従順じゅうじゅんCommon
  na-adjective, nounCovers 'submissive' as a temperament: a person or animal that is obedient, docile and meek, doing as it is told — an obedient child or a docile pet. The usual standalone choice.
  すべてのものは、お金かねに従順じゅうじゅんだ。↗

  All things are obedient to money.
• 順じゅんJLPT N3approx.Common
  na-adjectiveMatches 従順's glosses, but on its own it is seldom the word you want for 'submissive': it really serves as an element inside larger compounds, and a standalone description calls for 従順.

Both words cover the same sense — obedient, docile, meek, submissive in temperament — so use 従順 when you need the word on its own, while 順 mostly appears inside larger compounds and is seldom the standalone choice.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 従順じゅうじゅんobedient
• 唯々いいobedient
• 諾々だくだくobedient
• 唯々諾々いいだくだくobedient
• 順じゅんobedient