- 従
- じゅう【従】⇒ じゅうぞく◇ → 従の* * *Iじゅ-【従-】従一[二]位 the junior grade of the first [second] Court rank.従三位 the second grade of the third rank of honor; the Junior Third (Court) Rank.IIじゅう【従】1 〔主に対し〕
●従たる 〔主に対し〕 secondary; subordinate; incidental; 【法】 accessory; 〔senior に対し〕 junior
・従たる原因 a secondary cause
・従たる地位 a subordinate position.
●それは主でなくて従である. It is of secondary, not primary, importance.
・社会全体の利益を主とし個人の利益を従とする. The interest of the individual is subordinate [subordinated] to that of the community as a whole.
2 〔従者〕 an attendant; a vassal.主従 master and servant.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.