順応

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 順応 is read as じゅんのう and is a noun for adapting one’s body or behavior to a new environment or condition; it also combines with する as a verb.
• Basic usage: Adapting to a new environment appears in 環境に順応する, while describing a living thing adapting to cold appears in 寒さに順応する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 従う
  • 順応 focuses on adapting to conditions rather than obeying an instruction.