相あい変かわらず

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

as usual; as always; still

Describes a situation or state that remains unchanged from before; often carries a nuance of mild surprise, resignation, or familiarity. Can be used adverbially or attributively with の.

彼かれ

は

相あい

変か

わらず

忙いそが

しい

。

He is busy as usual.

相あい変かわらずの天てん気きですね。

The weather is the same as ever, isn't it?

Usage patterns

相あい変かわらず〈形けい容よう詞し〉still (as) ...; just as ... as always
彼かれは相あい変かわらず元げん気きだ。
He's as energetic as ever.
相あい変かわらずの〈事こと〉the usual (unchanged) ...
相あい変かわらずの忙いそがしさですね。
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
彼かの女じょは相あい変かわらず遅ち刻こくしている。
She's still coming in late, as always.

Kanji

相inter-, mutual, together
変unusual, change, strange

Related words· 9

いつも通どおり
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.
依い然ぜんとしてN1
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.
相あいも変かわらず
相も変わらず is an emphatic version of 相変わらず, often used with a critical or exasperated tone.
引ひき続つづきN1
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.

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依い然ぜんN2
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.
従じゅう来らい通どおりN2
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.
そのままN3
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.

Don't confuse with

相あい次ついでN2
相変わらず means 'as usual, still the same' and shares the あい- sound with 相次いで, but the two have completely unrelated meanings.

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.

未いまだにN2

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.

やっぱりN4

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.