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始終 (しじゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

始し終じゅう

し

じゅ

う

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

adverb, noun

continuously; all the time; from beginning to end

Describes an action or state that persists without interruption, or covers the entire duration of an event. Often used adverbially.

彼かれは始し終じゅう文もん句くを言いっている。
He is constantly complaining.
会かい議

ぎ

の

始し

終じゅう

を

報ほう

告こく

し

て

ください

。

Please report on the meeting from beginning to end.

Written forms

始し終じゅうUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
しじゅうUsage15%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the adverbial nuance is emphasized.

Kanji

始commence, begin
終end, finish

Similar words

ずっと
ずっと emphasizes a continuous state over a long period, while 始終 often implies repeated or persistent actions throughout a specific timeframe.
絶たえず
絶えず means 'incessantly' or 'without pause', often with a nuance of something not stopping, whereas 始終 can also mean 'from start to finish'.

Etymology

Compound of 始 (beginning) and 終 (end), literally 'beginning and end', which developed the adverbial sense of 'from beginning to end' and 'continuously'.