continue, series, sequel
On'yomi (音読み)
- ゾク
- ショク
- コウ
- キョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- つづ.く
- つづ.ける
- つぐ.ない
About this kanji
The kanji 続, pronounced "zoku" or "tsuzuku," primarily means "to continue." It is commonly used as a verb, but can also be found in nouns. Some common compounds include 継続 (けいぞく), which means "continuation," and 持続 (じぞく), meaning "continuation" or "sustainability." Another example is 連続 (れんぞく), referring to something that happens "successively" or in a series. When learning this kanji, remember that it often involves the idea of something flowing or persisting over time, whether it’s a story, event, or activity.
Example sentences
彼の話は続いている。
His story continues.
Meanings across languages
- English
- continue, series, sequel
- Tiếng Việt
- tiếp tục, chuỗi
- 日本語
- 続ける, 連続
- 한국어
- 계속하다, 연속
- 中文
- 继续, 续
- id
- melanjutkan, seri
- th
- ดำเนินต่อไป, ชุด
- es
- continuar, serie
- fr
- continuer, série
- de
- fortfahren, Serie
- pt
- continuar, série
Common compounds
- 継続けいぞくcontinuation, continuance, maintenance
- 持続じぞくcontinuation, persisting, lasting
- 存続そんぞくcontinuance, survival, persistence
- 連続れんぞくcontinuation, succession, series
- 続々ぞくぞくsuccessively, one after another
- 続きつづきcontinuation, rest (of the story, work, etc.), next installment
- 手続きてつづきprocedure, process, proceedings
- 引き続きひきつづきcontinuously, continually, without a break
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