一連・一嗹|いちれんichiren[0]heiban (flat)
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- no-adjectiveseries; chain; sequence
- nountwo reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper)
- nounverse; stanza
- Synonym連続れんぞくNeutralUnbroken continuity in time, as in 「3日連続」; 一連 instead stresses related things strung together.
- Synonym一続きひとつづきNeutralThings running together without a break, including connected rooms (a suite); 一連 stresses that the contents are related to each other.
- Synonym連なりつらなりWrittenWritten style: similar things lined up one after another — mountain ranges, or strings of events and thoughts; 一連 stresses related things forming a group.
- Related立て続けたてつづけNeutralThings happening one right after another, as in 「立て続けに質問する」; stresses tight succession, while 一連 stresses that items are related.
- Related引き続きひきつづきNeutralAn adverb meaning continuing or next, as in 「引き続きよろしく」; stresses continuation, whereas 一連 is a noun for a string of things.
- Related続けざまつづけざまNeutralThe same action repeated back-to-back, as in 「続けざまに打つ」; 一連 is about related things forming a string, not repeated action.
- Related累次るいじWrittenWritten style, now rare: again and again, repeatedly; 一連 is about a string of related things, not repetition.
- Relatedぶっ続けぶっつづけCasualColloquial: doing something nonstop, as in 「ぶっ続けで働く」, with emphasis; 一連 does not describe unbroken action.
- Antonym個別こべつNeutralIndividually, one by one, as in 「個別に対応する」; opposite of 一連 in whether things are handled as a string or separately.
- Antonym単独たんどくNeutralA single one standing alone, as in 「単独の事件」; opposite of 一連 on whether something is a single item or part of a string.
Use 「一連」 for a series of related things, as in 「一連の手続き」. For unbroken continuity in time use 「連続」, for one thing after another 「立て続け」, and for continuing on 「引き続き」.
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