依い然ぜんとして

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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expression, adverb

still; as yet; as before

Indicates that a state or situation continues unchanged from before, often with a nuance that change was expected but hasn't occurred. Slightly formal; common in news and written Japanese.

Kanji

依reliant, depend on, consequently
然sort of thing, so, if so

Related words· 7

まだN5
まだ is the everyday, casual word for 'still/not yet', while 依然として is more formal and stresses that a situation has failed to change despite expectations.
相あい変かわらずN3
相変わらず means 'as usual/as ever' and often carries a personal or habitual nuance, whereas 依然として is more objective and typically describes ongoing situations or problems.
依い然ぜんN2
依然 is the bare adjectival-noun form ('unchanged, as before') used with だ/たる, while 依然として is the fixed adverbial form used to modify verbs.
まだまだN5
依然として is a formal, written-style synonym for 'still (unchanged)', whereas まだまだ is conversational and emphatic.

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引ひき続つづきN1
依然として is a formal literary phrase meaning 'still, as before', focusing on an unchanged situation, whereas 引き続き focuses on the ongoing continuation of an action.
未いまだにN2
依然として is a formal, written-style word meaning 'as before, unchanged', while 未だに is more versatile and often carries emotional nuance of surprise or annoyance.
やはりN4
依然として is a formal, often written way to say 'still unchanged', while やはり's 'still' sense is lighter and common in everyday speech.

Etymology

Derived from 依然 (izen, 'as before') + として (toshite, adverbial particle). 依然 is a Sino-Japanese word using the kanji 依 ('rely on') and 然 ('state').