沿う

Meaning

1. v5uvi
   to run along; to run beside; to stick to (a line)
2. v5uvi
   to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to align with
3. v5uvi
   to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to comply with; to live up to

Example sentences

• 郵便局は通りに沿ってあります。

  The post office is down the street.

• 船は岬に沿って回った。

  The boat sailed around the promontory.

• 私は垣根に沿った小道を歩いた。

  I walked along a lane bordered with hedgerows.