Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 継続する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 継けい 続ぞく する 継けい 続ぞく しない Polite 継けい 続ぞく します 継けい 続ぞく しません Past polite 継けい 続ぞく しました 継けい 続ぞく しませんでした Past 継けい 続ぞく した 継けい 続ぞく しなかった Te-form 継けい 続ぞく して 継けい 続ぞく しないで Desire 継けい 続ぞく したい 継けい 続ぞく したくない Potential 継けい 続ぞく できる 継けい 続ぞく できない Passive 継けい 続ぞく される 継けい 続ぞく されない Causative 継けい 続ぞく させる 継けい 続ぞく させない Causative passive 継けい 続ぞく させられる 継けい 続ぞく させられない Volitional 継けい 続ぞく しよう Polite volitional 継けい 続ぞく しましょう Imperative 継けい 続ぞく しろ 継けい 続ぞく するな Conditional 継けい 続ぞく すれば 継けい 続ぞく しなければ Tara conditional 継けい 続ぞく したら 継けい 続ぞく しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 継けい 続ぞく する to continue (an activity, contract, etc.)
We decided to continue the contract with the company.
継けい 続ぞく して 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to keep on doing (something) continuously
He keeps studying English continuously.
〈 事こと 〉 の 継けい 続ぞく を 検けん 討とう する to consider continuing (something)
They are considering continuing the business.
Expressions 継けい 続ぞく は 力ちから なり perseverance makes one stronger; slow but steady wins the race Kanji 継 inherit, succeed, continue 続 continue, series, sequel Related words· 11 続行 emphasizes resuming or carrying on after an interruption, while 継続 focuses on uninterrupted continuation or maintenance.
持続 often implies sustaining a state or condition over time, whereas 継続 can refer to continuing an action or process.
維持 emphasizes keeping an existing condition unchanged, while 継続 emphasizes carrying an activity or process forward in time.
継続する is a formal, often written/business word for continuing something, while 続ける is the everyday general verb.
Show 7 more Show fewer 継続 is a formal noun for continuing or maintaining something over time, while 続き usually refers to the next part or remainder of something.
継続 is a formal, often official term for ongoing continuation, while 長続き is a casual word for something (like a habit or relationship) lasting a long time.
継続 emphasizes an ongoing state or activity being maintained over time, while 連続 focuses on discrete events or items occurring one right after another.
継続 emphasizes an unbroken continuation of an action or process, while 存続 focuses on an entity, system, or tradition continuing to exist, often despite the risk of ending.
継続する is a formal, often business or administrative word for 'to continue', while 続く is the everyday, more general verb.
継続 is the neutral, everyday word for something continuing or being resumed, while 永続 stresses that the continuation is meant to be permanent or indefinite.
延長 means extending a set period further, while 継続 means simply continuing an activity without necessarily changing its planned length.
Opposites· 12 中断 means to interrupt or halt something temporarily, the opposite of 継続 's uninterrupted continuation.
継続 means an unbroken continuation of something, the opposite of 途絶え , which is a break or stoppage in that continuity.
継続 means continuing without interruption, the opposite of 断続 , which means stopping and starting repeatedly.
Show 9 more Show fewer 継続 means something continues uninterrupted, the opposite of 断絶 , which means it is cut off or dies out.
継続 means to continue or keep going, the direct opposite of 停止 's sense of coming to a halt.
継続 means to continue or carry on, the opposite of 中絶 's sense of stopping something before it is finished.
継続 means the uninterrupted continuation of something, the opposite of 途切れ , which is a break in that continuity.
終息 means something has come to an end, while 継続 means it is continuing or ongoing.
継続 means to continue something without interruption, the direct opposite of 打ち切り , which means to stop it partway through.
継続 means continuing something as it is, the opposite of 転換 , which means switching to something different.
継続 means to continue or keep going, the opposite of 打ち切る 's meaning of cutting something off.
継続 means to continue something without stopping, the opposite of 中止 's meaning of interrupting or halting an ongoing activity.
Word family· 15 continuity; continuance
continuation statement; continued statement
continuous; ongoing; sustained
durative aspect; continuative aspect; continuous aspect
continuation line
Show 5 more Show fewer continuative; continuative form
continuing expenditure
continued consultation; ongoing discussions
carrying over a bill to the next Diet session; continued deliberation
duration; length of time
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Written forms 継けい 続ぞく Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word in news and formal contexts.
ケイゾク Usage <1%
Etymology Compound of 継 (continuation, succession) and 続 (continue, follow). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally conveys the meaning of ongoing continuation.
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