付随・附随|ふずいfuzui[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
付随付随 is the most common written form and the preferred choice for beginners when writing the word.
附随附随 is a less common written variant of 付随; beginners will generally encounter 付随 more often and should not choose 附随 by default.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbeing incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
Conjugation
Dictionary form付随する(ふずいする)
Polite (masu)付随します(ふずいします)
Negative (nai)付随しない(ふずいしない)
polite (masen)付随しません(ふずいしません)
classical zu / nu付随せず・付随せぬ(ふずいせず・ふずいせぬ)
Past (ta)付随した(ふずいした)
polite (mashita)付随しました(ふずいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)付随しなかった(ふずいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)付随しませんでした(ふずいしませんでした)
Te form付随して(ふずいして)
Potential付随できる(ふずいできる)
Passive付随される(ふずいされる)
Causative付随させる(ふずいさせる)
Causative passive付随させられる(ふずいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)付随すれば(ふずいすれば)
tara付随したら(ふずいしたら)
Volitional付随しよう(ふずいしよう)
polite (mashou)付随しましょう(ふずいしましょう)
Imperative付随しろ(ふずいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym付帯ふたいWrittenWritten/formal prose: incidental or attached to a main thing; used with contracts, construction and facilities, as in 「付帯条件」「付帯工事」「付帯設備」.
  • Synonym随伴ずいはんWrittenWritten/formal prose: attending someone or occurring alongside something, as in 「随伴症状」; leans toward the sense of attending or escorting.
  • Synonym伴うともなうNeutralThe most general verb for accompanying, as in 「危険を伴う」; often implies something comes along as a result.
  • Related添うそうNeutralA verb: to stay close by someone's side or to live up to expectations, as in 「期待に添う」; not for things attached to a main thing.
  • Relatedついて回るついてまわるCasualColloquial: to follow someone around relentlessly, as in 「悪評がついて回る」; about clinging or dogging, not formal attachment.
  • Antonym独立どくりつNeutralAntonym: being independent or on one's own, the opposite of the attached, dependent sense of 「付随」.

Use 「伴う」 for accompanying in general. In written prose, 「付随」 describes things occurring incidentally with a main thing, as in 「付随する問題」「付随業務」. For contract attachments pick 「付帯」, for accompanying symptoms 「随伴」, and for independence 「独立」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 主おもな事柄ことがらと密接みっせつに結むすびついて他ほかのものに付き随つきしたがうこと。
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