続
continue, series, sequel
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
24 of 358- 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
Study
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.