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依い然ぜんとして

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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.

See also: 依然 (いぜん)

問もん題だいは依い然ぜんとして解かい決けつしていない。
The problem still hasn't been resolved.

依い然ぜんとして多おおくの人ひとがその事じ実じつを知しらない。

Many people still don't know that fact.

Kanji

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

Similar words

まだ
まだ is the most common casual word for 'still' or 'not yet'. 依然として is more formal and emphasizes that a situation remains unchanged despite expectations.
相あい変かわらず
相変わらず means 'as usual' or 'as ever', often with a personal or habitual nuance. 依然として is more objective and often used for situations or problems.

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').