従順・柔順|じゅうじゅんjuujun[0]heiban (flat)
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従順従順 is the common form for this meaning and appears in kanji only; it conveys obedience, submissiveness, docility, or meekness.
柔順柔順 is rarely used and is also written in kanji only; it has the same obedient, submissive, docile, or meek sense, but you will seldom see it.
Definitions
- na-adjective, nounobedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
Conjugation
| Plain form | 従順（じゅうじゅん） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 従順です（じゅうじゅんです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 従順ではない（じゅうじゅんではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 従順ではありません（じゅうじゅんではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 従順だった（じゅうじゅんだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 従順ではなかった（じゅうじゅんではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 従順で（じゅうじゅんで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 従順に（じゅうじゅんに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 従順なら（じゅうじゅんなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym素直すなおNeutralAn honest, straightforward nature that accepts what people say; generally positive. 「従順」 stresses obedience and can carry a passive nuance.
- Related唯々いいWrittenWritten/formal: obediently assenting to what one is told. In 「唯々諾々」 it gains a negative nuance of blindly echoing everything.
- Antonym頑固がんこNeutralStubbornly keeping one's own opinions regardless of what others say; slightly negative. Opposite of 「従順」's obedience.
- Antonym強情ごうじょうCasualColloquial: headstrong, refusing to soften or give in to others. Contrasts with 「従順」.
- Antonym剛直ごうちょくWrittenWritten/formal: upright and unbending, with strong moral integrity; the opposite of the compliance of 「従順」.
Use 「従順」 for obedience and docility, as in 「従順な犬」. Choose 「素直」 for an open, honest nature; 「唯々諾々」 for written, meek assent; 「頑固」 or 「強情」 for stubbornness.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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