Usage patterns 相あい 変か わらず 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 still (as) ...; just as ... as always
He's as energetic as ever.
相あい 変か わらずの 〈 事こと 〉 the usual (unchanged) ...
You're as busy as ever, I see.
相あい 変か わらず 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 ている still doing ...; keeps on doing ... as before
She's still coming in late, as always.
Kanji 相 inter-, mutual, together 変 unusual, change, strange Related words· 9 いつも通り is a neutral way to say 'as usual', while 相変わらず often adds a nuance of surprise or resignation that things haven't changed.
依然として is a more formal, written expression for 'still/as before', whereas 相変わらず is common in everyday speech.
相も変わらず is an emphatic version of 相変わらず , often used with a critical or exasperated tone.
相変わらず describes a state that remains unchanged as always, while 引き続き emphasizes an action or process continuing without interruption from a prior point.
Show 5 more Show fewer 相変わらず means 'as usual/as ever' and often carries a nuance of the situation being typical or expected, whereas 依然 is more neutral and simply notes the absence of change.
相変わらず means 'still/as ever' and can carry a mild negative nuance about lack of change, whereas 従来通り is neutral and simply describes continuing a method or practice.
相変わらず means 'as always, unchanged from before' and describes a habitual or long-term state, while そのまま describes a specific thing being left unaltered right now.
相変わらず describes a state continuing 'as usual' without judgment, while 未だに often implies the speaker thinks the situation should have changed by now.
相変わらず emphasizes that a situation is unchanged over time, while やっぱり in this sense simply notes that things are still the same as before.
Written forms 相あい 変か わらず
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency and widely used.
相あい 変かわ らず
Variant spelling with 変らず instead of 変わらず ; less common but still encountered.
Etymology Formed from the verb 相変わる , “to change,” followed by the negative auxiliary ず ; the fixed negative expression literally denotes remaining unchanged.
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