Usage patterns 絶た えず 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to constantly/continually do ~
This machine is running constantly.
絶た えず 変へん 化か する to be constantly changing
The state of society is constantly changing.
絶た えず 努ど 力りょく する to make continuous effort
He keeps making continuous effort.
Kanji 絶 discontinue, sever, cut off Related words· 7 常に is a neutral, formal way to say 'always,' while 絶えず stresses that something never pauses or lets up.
いつも is the everyday word for 'always/usually,' while 絶えず describes an unbroken, continuous flow or action.
絶え間なく and 絶えず are very close in meaning, both stressing 'without a break,' though 絶え間なく is slightly more literary.
ひっきりなしに is a colloquial way to say 'nonstop,' often for repeated events, while 絶えず is more neutral and can describe steady states too.
Show 3 more Show fewer 絶えず stresses that something never pauses even for a moment, while 始終 can also mean 'from beginning to end' of a specific event.
絶えず means 'constantly, without interruption' in a general sense, while 日夜 specifically evokes continuing through both day and night.
絶えず emphasizes an action happening continuously without pause, while いつでも emphasizes availability at any chosen moment.
Etymology Derived from the negative continuative form of the verb 絶える (to cease, to die out), literally meaning 'without ceasing'. The adverbial use is well-established in modern Japanese.
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