持続|じぞくjizoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbcontinuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring

• Synonym継続けいぞくNeutralContinuing an activity you are already doing, with the emphasis on not stopping, as in 「継続は力なり」; 「持続」 is about a state or effect lasting a long time.
• Synonym存続そんぞくNeutralFor organizations and systems continuing to exist, as in 「会社の存続」; 「持続」 focuses on a state or effect being maintained.
• Synonym続けるつづけるNeutralA transitive verb for continuing to do something, common in speech and writing alike; 「持続」 is a noun focused on a state lasting long.
• Synonymし続けるしつづけるNeutralA grammatical pattern for doing something without stopping; 「持続」 focuses on a state or effect being kept.
• Synonym続くつづくNeutralAn intransitive verb for continuing or lasting, at home in both speech and writing; 「持続」 leans written and is about keeping a state.
• Synonym維持いじNeutralKeeping the status quo or maintaining equipment, as in 「現状維持」; 「持続」 stresses long continuation.
• Synonym保持ほじNeutralHolding on to something such as a record or a state, as in 「記録保持者」; 「持続」 stresses long continuation.
• Synonym連続れんぞくNeutralThings happening one after another, as in 「連続ドラマ」; 「持続」 focuses on a state continuing unbroken.
• Synonym引き続きひきつづきNeutralAn adverb meaning next or continuing as before, as in 「引き続きよろしく」; 「持続」 is a noun.
• Synonym引き続くひきつづくNeutralAn intransitive verb for things happening one after another or going on; 「持続」 focuses on an effect or state being kept.
• Synonym打ち続くうちつづくWrittenA written word for things continuing one after another over a long period, as in 「打ち続く不況」; 「持続」 is more neutral.
• Synonymぶっ続けぶっつづけCasualColloquial for going at something nonstop in one stretch, as in 「ぶっ続けで働く」; 「持続」 leans written.
• Related保つたもつNeutralA verb for keeping or maintaining a state, as in 「若さを保つ」; 「持続」 is a noun.
• Related続行ぞっこうNeutralContinuing an activity without stopping, or picking it up again after a pause, as in 「試合続行」; 「持続」 focuses on a state being kept.
• Related持ち切るもちきるNeutralFor a topic that keeps being talked about, as in 「その話で持ち切り」; 「持続」 is more general.
• Related永らえるながらえるWrittenA written word for living a long time or eking out one's days; 「持続」 focuses on a state or effect being kept.
• Related持するじするWrittenA rare written word for holding or maintaining something; in everyday speech use 「保つ」 or 「維持する」.
• Antonym中断ちゅうだんNeutralOpposite of 「持続」 on the continuation–interruption axis: it means something under way is cut off partway.
• Antonym断絶だんぜつWrittenOpposite of 「持続」 on the continuation–severance axis: a written word for something long-continuing being broken off.
• Antonym停止ていしNeutralOpposite of 「持続」 on the continuation–stoppage axis: it means movement or activity comes to a halt.

Default to 「持続」 for a state or effect lasting a long time, as in 「持続可能」. Use 「継続」 to keep doing what you are doing, 「存続」 for an organization or system surviving, and 「維持」 for holding the status quo. In everyday speech, 「続く」 and 「続ける」 are the natural choices. The main opposites are 「中断」 and 「停止」.

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1. ある状態じょうたいや行為こういが長ながく保たもたれること。またそれらを長ながく保たもつこと。