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音読おんよみ: ジュン

訓読くんよみ: none*

画数かくすう: 15

部首ぶしゅ: しんにゅう

Meaning

Obey / Follow / Comply With

  • 遵守じゅんしゅ — observance; compliance
  • 遵法じゅんぽう — obeying the law; law-abiding
  • 遵命じゅんめい — obeying an order or command
  • 遵行じゅんこう — carrying out something in accordance with rules
  • ほう遵守じゅんしゅする — to comply with the law

On the left you see しんにゅう, the “movement” or “road” radical, hinting at going along a path. On the right is (respect, honor). Together they give the idea of “walking in a way that respects rules” — to follow a path laid down by higher principles, laws, or instructions.

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