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ずっと (zutto) Japanese meaning: continuously | Kotomora
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Meanings Jump to a sense… 1. continuously; the whole time; all the way 2. much more; by far; a lot 3. far away; long ago; long before/after 4. straight; directly Report an issue with this page
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I was at home the whole day yesterday.
I walked all the way here from the station.
Usage patterns ずっと 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 ている to have been doing something continuously
I've been studying Japanese continuously.
〈 物もの 〉 より 〈 物もの 〉 のほうがずっと 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 one thing is much more ~ than another
This year is much colder than last year.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 までずっと 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to go all the way to a place without stopping
I walked all the way to the station.
Expressions 間あいだ ずっと throughout; all through; right through ずっと 前まえ に a long time ago; long before Related words· 8 いつも means 'always' as in 'every single time', while ずっと stresses one unbroken stretch of duration.
もっと is a plain 'more', while ずっと in comparisons adds emphasis for a much larger gap.
まっすぐ focuses on the straightness of a path, while ずっと (in this sense) emphasizes going all the way without stopping.
常に is a more formal, written-style word for constant continuation, while ずっと is the everyday spoken equivalent.
Show 4 more はるかに is a slightly more formal way to stress a big difference than ずっと, which is used the same way but more casually.
いつまでも stresses an endless or indefinite duration, while ずっと simply emphasizes continuous duration over a period without necessarily implying 'forever'.
ずっと is the everyday word for a long continuous stretch of time, while 始終 has a slightly more literary, 'throughout the whole thing' feel.
Written forms ずっと Usage 95%
ずーっと Usage 4%
Emphatic lengthened form, common in casual speech and writing.
ずうっと Usage 2%
search-only kana form
Search-only kana form; not a standard modern spelling.
ズット Usage <1%
ズーット
Etymology The origin is uncertain; it is a native Japanese adverb with no clear kanji etymology.
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ずっと emphasizes continuity or comparison ('all along', 'by far'), whereas 長らく simply states a long duration without the continuous or comparative nuance.
Usage <1%
