服従|ふくじゅうfukujuu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbobedience; submission; resignation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 服従する（ふくじゅうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 服従します（ふくじゅうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 服従しない（ふくじゅうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 服従しません（ふくじゅうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 服従せず・服従せぬ（ふくじゅうせず・ふくじゅうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 服従した（ふくじゅうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 服従しました（ふくじゅうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 服従しなかった（ふくじゅうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 服従しませんでした（ふくじゅうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 服従して（ふくじゅうして） |
| Potential | 服従できる（ふくじゅうできる） |
| Passive | 服従される（ふくじゅうされる） |
| Causative | 服従させる（ふくじゅうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 服従させられる（ふくじゅうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 服従すれば（ふくじゅうすれば） |
| tara | 服従したら（ふくじゅうしたら） |
| Volitional | 服従しよう（ふくじゅうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 服従しましょう（ふくじゅうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 服従しろ（ふくじゅうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym帰順きじゅんWrittenWritten word for a rebel or defector submitting anew to a former lord; 「服従」 does not imply the person ever resisted in the first place.
- Synonym従うしたがうNeutralThe most general verb: to follow or comply with someone or something; 「服従」 stresses submission to authority.
- SynonymなびくNeutralLiterally to flutter in the wind; figuratively to yield to or be drawn to someone, carrying a passive nuance.
- Synonym遵奉じゅんぽうWrittenFormal term for faithfully observing laws or doctrines; the emphasis is on observance rather than submission to a person.
- Synonym随順ずいじゅんWrittenWritten word for obeying meekly without resisting; rare and mostly confined to formal prose.
- Related降参こうさんCasualColloquial word for surrendering or giving in, also for being stumped by a problem; 「服従」 centers on obeying orders.
- Related遵守じゅんしゅWrittenObserving laws and rules, as in 「法令遵守」; not used for obeying a person.
- Related服するふくするWrittenWritten verb to obey or submit, also to serve a sentence or go into mourning, as in 「刑に服する」.
- Related屈するくっするWrittenWritten verb for yielding to pressure or force; 「服従」 centers on obeying orders rather than giving way.
- Related折れるおれるNeutralLiterally to snap or break; figuratively to give in or back down, as in 「こちらが折れる」.
- Related添うそうNeutralTo meet or live up to wishes or expectations, as in 「期待に添う」; not about obedience.
- Related奉じるほうじるWrittenFormal verb to obey orders or serve a lord or teaching, as in 「命を奉じる」.
- Related奉ずるほうずるWrittenFormal zuru-verb variant of 「奉じる」 with the same sense of obeying or serving, as in 「命を奉ずる」.
- Related体するたいするWrittenFormal verb for taking an instruction to heart and acting on it, as in 「意を体する」.
- Related服すふくすWrittenWritten godan form of 「服する」: to obey or submit, also to serve in the military or a prison term.
- Antonym反抗はんこうNeutralDefiance or insubordination toward authority, the direct opposite of 「服従」, as in 「反抗期」.
- Antonym抵抗ていこうNeutralResistance or standing up to something, the opposite of the compliance 「服従」 describes.
Use 「服従」 for obeying orders or authority, as in 「命令に服従する」. For general following or compliance choose 「従う」, and for observing rules 「遵守」. 「降参」 covers surrender or admitting defeat. For defiance use the antonyms 「反抗」 or 「抵抗」.
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