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続々 (zokuzoku) Japanese meaning: one after another | Kotomora

続ぞく々ぞく

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

one after another; in succession; successively

Describes things happening or arriving continuously, often with a sense of momentum. Commonly used with verbs like 来る, 出る, 届く, 発表される.

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Pre-orders for the new product are coming in one after another.

観かん光こう客きゃくが続ぞく々ぞくとバスから降おりてきた。

Tourists got off the bus one after another.

Usage patterns

続々ぞくぞくと〈動詞どうし〉〉one after another (doing something)
新あたらしい店みせが続ぞく々ぞくとオープンしている。
New stores are opening one after another.
〈物もの〉〉が続々ぞくぞくと届とどくthings keep arriving one after another
注ちゅう文もんした商しょう品ひんが続ぞく々ぞくと届とどいている。
The ordered products are arriving one after another.
〈人ひと〉〉が続々ぞくぞくと集あつまるpeople keep gathering one after another
コンサート会かい場じょうにファンが続ぞく々ぞくと集あつまってきた。
Fans kept gathering at the concert venue one after another.
〈事こと〉〉が続々ぞくぞくと発表はっぴょうされるthings are announced one after another
新しん製せい品ひんの情じょう報ほうが続ぞく々ぞくと発はっ表ぴょうされている。
Information about new products is being announced one after another.

Kanji

続continue, series, sequel

Related words· 7

次つぎ々つぎN3
次々 highlights the sequence or order in which things happen, while 続々 emphasizes an unbroken, continuous stream of arrivals.
どんどんN4
どんどん is casual and stresses rapid, energetic progress or increase, while 続々 is neutral and used for things arriving in large numbers over time.
相あい次ついでN2
相次いで is more formal and often used for a series of events happening closely together, whereas 続々 suggests an ongoing, continuous flow.
ぞろぞろN1
続々 is a more formal, written word for things happening or arriving one after another, while ぞろぞろ is a casual, vivid mimetic word for a crowd moving together.

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ぼろぼろN3
続々 is a neutral, often formal word for things happening one after another, while ぼろぼろ in this sense usually implies the things revealed are negative or surprising.
次つぎ々つぎにN1
続々 emphasizes a steady, uninterrupted flow of arrivals or occurrences, while 次々に focuses on discrete things happening one right after the other.
どしどしN1
続々 conveys a steady, matter-of-fact stream of occurrences, while どしどし carries a more energetic, encouraging tone suggesting building momentum.

Don't confuse with

引ひき続つづきN1
続々 describes many things happening one after another in quick succession, while 引き続き describes a single action or state continuing without a break.

Written forms

続ぞく々ぞくUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; the repetition mark 々 is preferred over 続続.
続ぞく続ぞくUsage1%
Non-standard kanji repetition; 続々 is the usual form.

Etymology

Reduplication of 続 (ぞく, 'continue') with the repetition mark 々, forming an adverb meaning 'continuously, one after another'.