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Kanji Detail for 続 - "to continue, to follow, to connect"

  • Meaning

    続 means "to continue, to follow, to connect."

    1. Continue - To carry on; to succeed; to connect.

    2. Succession - What follows; a continuation.

    3. Inherit - To take over from predecessors.

  • Words using

    • 連続 れんぞく Listen continuation; succession; series
    • 手続き てつづき Listen procedure; process; proceedings
    • 継続 けいぞく Listen continuation; continuance; maintenance
    • 存続 そんぞく Listen continuance; survival; persistence
    • 持続 じぞく Listen continuation; persisting; lasting
    • 続々 ぞくぞく Listen successively; one after another
    • 続き つづき Listen continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); next installment
    • 引き続き ひきつづき Listen continuously; continually; without a break
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    • Verified meaning: to continue, to follow, to connect
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ぞく, つぐむね, つずき, つずく)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (つずき)Listen (つずく)Listen

    Surnames (ぞく)Listen (つぐむね)Listen (つづき)Listen (つづく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    continue; series; sequel

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    continue, carry on; succeed

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 續|续
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
  • Related Keywords

Sentences including

  • She continued her job in the bank.

  • She went on working till he called her.

  • He run on for half an hour.

  • It has rained for three days on end.

  • She walked on and on in the rain.

  • I requested him to keep me informed.

  • It has been raining since last sunday.

  • Please go on with your story.

  • The little girl just kept crying.

  • The student missed class three times in a row.

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