沿う

そう

to run along

N1 #14,423

Meanings

  1. godan verb, intransitive to run along; to run beside; to stick to (a line)
  2. to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to align with
  3. also written 添う to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to comply with; to live up to

Its kanji

In sentences

私わたしは垣根かきねに沿そった小道こみちを歩あるいた。 I walked along a lane bordered with hedgerows. #161210