“To follow” in Japanese
Short answer
To follow in Japanese is “尾ける” (tsukeru). Full meaning: to follow (someone), to shadow, to tail, to stalk.
Other ways to say “To follow” in Japanese
次ぐ
tsugu to follow, to come after, to come next (to), to rank next (to), to rank second (to)
辿る
tadoru to follow (a road, path, etc.), to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.), to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.), to retrace (e.g. one's memory), to search, to go over; to head towards (of a situation), to go in the direction o
則る
nottoru to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.), to conform to, to be in accordance with
準じる
junjiru to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.), to conform to (the law, standards, etc.), to be based on, to apply correspondingly; to be proportionate to; to correspond to, to be equivalent to, to be treated in the same way as
準ずる
junzuru to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.), to conform to (the law, standards, etc.), to be based on, to apply correspondingly; to be proportionate to; to correspond to, to be equivalent to, to be treated in the same way as
つけ回す
tsukemawasu to follow, to shadow, to hanker after, to hover around
付き従う
tsukishitagau to follow, to accompany, to cleave to, to join up with, to obey implicitly, to flatter
倣う
narau to imitate, to follow, to copy, to emulate
なぞる
nazoru to trace (drawing), to follow; to imitate, to copy, to reproduce
具する
gusuru to accompany, to follow; to assemble (necessary items), to prepare
具す
gusu to accompany, to follow; to assemble (necessary items), to prepare
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