Kanji 続 continue, series, sequel Don't confuse with 属 (belonging to) shares the same reading as 続 (sequel) but has an unrelated meaning about membership or affiliation.
族 (clan, tribe, group) is pronounced the same as 続 (sequel) but refers to a family or social group, not a continuation.
Word family· 46 continuation; succession; series; sequence · continuous
connection; link; joining · transport connection; transfer connection; changing trains · conjunction; conjunctive word
continuation; maintenance; persistence
succession; inheritance (of property, rights, or status) · inheritance; legacy
sequel; continuation; later installment
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continuance; survival; persistence
one after another; in succession; successively
appearing one after another; occurring in succession
continuation; resumption; going on
follow-up report; further news; update
following; succeeding; subsequent
permanence; continuation; lasting
continuing to pitch; staying in the game as pitcher · staying on; remaining in one's post
intermittence; being intermittent; occurring on and off
continuous service; long tenure
cruising; flight; continuous travel
occurring in succession; series of occurrences; frequent occurrence
continued rise; extended rally
continued fall; prolonged decline
inheritance dispute; fighting over an inheritance
main work and its supplement; original and continuation
continuing publication; serial publication
next volume; continuation volume
continued run; continuing to show
continued staging; extended run
sequel; continuation
holding course; continuing a voyage
resumption; continuation
continued rise; sustained advance
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Etymology Derived from the verb 続く (つづく , 'to continue'), used as a bound form in compounds. The reading ぞく is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi; しょく is a rare historical variant.
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