続ぞく編へん

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Meanings

Used for a work that continues an earlier work, especially a film, novel, manga, game, article series, or other published installment.

その映えい画がの続ぞく編へんが来らい年ねん公こう開かいされる。
The sequel to that movie will be released next year.
人にん気き小しょう説せつの続ぞく編へんを待まっている読どく者しゃは多おおい。
Many readers are waiting for the sequel to the popular novel.
この記き事じの続ぞく編へんは来らい週しゅう掲けい載さいします。
The continuation of this article will be published next week.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の続ぞく編へんが出でるa sequel to something comes out
あの映えい画がの続ぞく編へんが来らい年ねん出でるそうだ。
I heard a sequel to that movie is coming out next year.
続ぞく編へんを作つくるto make a sequel
人にん気きがあったので続ぞく編へんを作つくることになった。
Since it was popular, they decided to make a sequel.
続ぞく編へんを期き待たいするto look forward to a sequel
ファンはずっと続ぞく編へんを期き待たいしていた。
Fans had been looking forward to a sequel for a long time.

Kanji

続continue, series, sequel
編compilation, knit, plait
篇volume, chapter, book

Related words

続つづきN3
続き is a general word for any continuation, while 続編 specifically refers to a separately published or released sequel work.
後こう編へん
続編 is a general term for any follow-up work continuing a story, while 後編 usually implies the second half of a work explicitly split into two parts.
続ぞく
続編 is the full standard word for 'sequel', while 続 is a shorter form used mainly as a prefix in titles.

Opposites

前ぜん編ぺん
前編 is the earlier part of a work released in installments, while 続編 is the later part that continues the story.
本ほん編ぺん
本編 is the original main story, while 続編 is the sequel or continuation that follows it.

Don't confuse with

スピンオフ
スピンオフ borrows characters or settings from an original work without directly continuing its story, unlike 続編, which picks up where the original left off.
前ぜん編ぺん
前編 is the opening half of a work released as one set with 後編, whereas 続編 is a separate sequel released after the original work is complete.

Counted with

編へんN1
compilation; editing; edited by · volume; part of a text · literary piece; complete literary work

Written forms

続ぞく編へんUsage94%
Standard, common spelling for a sequel or later installment of a work.
続ぞく篇へんUsage6%
rarely-used kanji form
Attested rare kanji variant; 篇 is less common than 編 in this word.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound: 続 means continuation, and 編 refers to an edited work, volume, or installment. The variant 続篇 uses 篇, also associated with a written piece or volume.