沿う【そう】
Frequency rank: 5,146. – 5,147. (for form そう: 16.)
- to run along; to run beside; to stick to (a line)
- to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to align with
- to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to comply with; to live up toalso written 添うsee also 添う
Godan verb with 'u' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 沿う【そう】Frequency rank: 5,146. – 5,147.
- そうFrequency rank: 16.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to run along; to run beside; to stick to (a line)
- to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to align with
- to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to comply with; to live up to
This usage describes something or someone running alongside or sticking to a line, such as a road, river, or boundary.
This usage refers to following a policy, plan, or guideline, or acting in accordance with it.
This usage involves meeting someone's wishes or expectations, satisfying them, or living up to a standard.
This project achieved success that satisfied the expectations of the customers.
Generated collocations (experimental)
そう沿うにいく行くto run along (with something)ほうしん方針にそう沿うto follow a policyきたいにそう期待に沿うto meet expectationsほうれい法令にそう沿うto comply with laws and regulationsながれ流れにそって沿ってto follow the current flowけいかく計画にそう沿うto align with a planこきゃく顧客のにいずニーズにそう沿うto meet customer needsぽりしいポリシーにそった沿ったこうどう行動actions in accordance with policyきじゅん基準にそう沿うto comply with standardsそった沿ったみち道をあるく歩くto walk along a pathかちかん価値観にそう沿うto align with values
Example sentences
39 results
Walk along the river and you will find the school.
My grades didn't come up to my father's expectations.