Onyomi: キョウ, コウ, ショク, ゾク · Kunyomi: つぐ.ない, つづ.く, つづ.ける · Meanings: continue, sequel, series
Kanji for continue, sequel, series
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続 is formed from the thread radical 糸 on the left, and 右 on the right. The thread radical relates to connection or linking, while 右 originally represents direction or guidance. Together, they express the idea of linking one thing to another or carrying on a sequence. From this idea, 続 came to mean to continue, follow, or succeed.
続 shows things connected in sequence, meaning to continue or follow.
続 is used when an action, event, or series is carried on without stopping. It represents continuation or succession. Remember 続 as meaning “to continue” or “follow.”
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 続 | ぞく | sequel, second series | Noun, Noun, used as a prefix |
| 続ける | つづける | to continue, to keep up, to keep on | common JLPT-N4 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 続く | つづく | to continue, to last, to go on | common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 続き | つづき | continuation, rest (of the story, work, etc.), next installment, sequel | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 続々 | ぞくぞく | successively, one after another | common JLPT-N2 Adverb (fukushi), Adverb taking the 'to' particle |
| 継ぐ | つぐ | to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.), to inherit, to take over, to follow | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb |
| 続行 | ぞっこう | continuation, continuance, going on, resuming | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 続柄 | つづきがら | (family) relationship, connection | Noun |
| 続けざま | つづけざま | successive, consecutive, back-to-back, one after another | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 続出 | ぞくしゅつ | appearing one after another, cropping up one after another, occurring in succession | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |