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長続き (ながつづき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
lasting long ; continuation ; keeping at ; sticking to
Describes something continuing for a long time without interruption, or the act of persisting in an activity. Often used in negative contexts (e.g., 長続きしない) to indicate that something does not last.
さ
は
長なが
続つづ
き
し
そう
に
ない
。
This heat doesn't seem like it will last.
Written forms 長なが 続つづ き Usage 92%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
長なが つづき Usage 5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kanji-kana form.
永なが 続つづ き Usage 2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
ながつづき Usage 1%
Kanji 続 continue, series, sequel Similar words 継けい 続ぞく 継続 is a more formal noun/suru-verb meaning 'continuation' or 'maintenance', often used in official or systematic contexts. 長続き emphasizes the duration or persistence aspect, and is more common in everyday speech about personal habits or temporary states.
持じ 続ぞく 持続 also means 'continuation' or 'sustaining', but often implies maintaining a state or effort over time. 長続き focuses on the length of continuation, and is frequently used in negative sentences.
Etymology Compound of 長 (naga, 'long') + 続き (tsuzuki, 'continuation'), the nominalized stem of 続く (tsuzuku, 'to continue').
