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Kotomora

続

continue, series, sequel

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 4FrequencyTop 200Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • ゾク
  • ショク
  • コウ
  • キョウ

Kun'yomi

  • つづ.く
  • つづ.ける
  • つぐ.ない

Nanori

  • つぐ

Meaning

続 centers on things following one after another without breaking: continuing, forming a series, or producing a sequel.

Most common words using 続

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  • 続けるつづける
    N4

    to continue; to keep up; to keep on

  • 続くつづく
    N4

    to continue; to last; to go on

  • 連続れんぞく
    N3

    continuation; succession; series; sequence

  • 接続せつぞく
    N2

    connection; attachment; union; join; joint; link

  • 継続けいぞく
    N2

    continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on

  • 引き続きひきつづき
    N1

    continuously; continually; without a break

  • 手続きてつづき
    N3

    procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

  • 相続そうぞく
    N3

    succession

  • 続編ぞくへん

    sequel; continuation

  • 持続じぞく
    N1

    continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring

  • 存続そんぞく
    N1

    continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

  • 続々ぞくぞく
    N2

    successively; one after another

  • 続出ぞくしゅつ
    N2

    appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession

  • 続行ぞっこう
    N1

    continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

  • 長続きながつづき
    N1

    lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)

  • 後続こうぞく

    succeeding; following; trailing; next

  • 永続えいぞく

    permanence; continuation

  • 続きつづき
    N3

    continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); next installment; sequel

  • 立て続けたてつづけ
    N1

    succession; continuation; series; sequence

  • 断続だんぞく

    intermittence; being intermittent; occurring intermittently

  • 勤続きんぞく
    N1

    continuous service

  • 続伸ぞくしん

    continuous rise (in market price)

  • 相続税そうぞくぜい

    inheritance tax; death duty

  • 継続的けいぞくてき

    continuous

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Etymology

続 is the modern simplified form of 續. The older form combines 糸 (thread) with 賣, which likely contributed the sound and the idea of connecting or continuing like threads.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is thread 糸, and the right side 売 looks like a series of connected strokes. Picture threads being spun together endlessly to continue a long series.

Reading mnemonic

For ゾク, imagine a zoku (a made-up word for a continuous chain) of threads linking one after another: zoku -> ゾク, and the threads keep continuing.