How to say "continuation" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 連続れんぞくnoun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbCovers 'continuation' as an unbroken succession: one thing after another in a series or sequence. Use it for events or instances occurring back to back, not for carrying an activity on.
- 継続けいぞくnoun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbFor 'continuation' as keeping an activity, project, or state going over time, this is the word: it stresses deliberate continuance or persistence rather than a mere sequence of events.
- 続きつづきnounRefers to the continuation of a story, article, or similar work — the rest of it or the next installment, as in the sequel to a drama.
- 持続じぞくnoun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbCovers 'continuation' as a state or condition lasting or being sustained over time — persistence and duration rather than an activity being carried on, as when an effect or a trend lasts.
- 続行ぞっこうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbDenotes an activity or operation going on or being resumed — work, negotiations, a flight continuing. It is not the word for the rest of a story or for a general state of continuity.
Choose 継続 for keeping an activity going, 連続 for an unbroken succession of events, 「続き」 for the rest or next installment of a story, 持続 for a lasting state, 続行 for an operation going on or resuming.
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