持続的|じぞくてきjizokuteki

1. na-adjectivecontinuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent

• Synonym継続的けいぞくてきNeutralEmphasizes continuing on without interruption, as in 「継続的な支援」; 持続的 stresses long-term maintenance or sustainability.
• Synonym連続的れんぞくてきNeutralDescribes things following one after another in an unbroken series, as in 「連続的な変化」; 持続的 stresses being kept up over the long term or being sustainable.
• Related延々えんえんNeutralColloquial. Something goes on and on endlessly, as in 「延々と続く」, often with a nuance of tedium or annoyance.
• RelatedとめどなくNeutralDescribes something pouring out without stopping, mainly tears or words; the focus is on welling up, not on sustainability.
• Related絶えずたえずNeutralAdverb meaning constantly; stresses that something is always the case, as in 「絶えず努力する」.
• RelatedエンドレスNeutralLoanword meaning endless, as in 「エンドレスリピート」; more colloquial than 持続的.
• Related絶え間なくたえまなくNeutralAdverb meaning incessantly; stresses that something keeps happening. Used in both speech and writing.
• Related永続的えいぞくてきWrittenMeans lasting permanently; stronger than 持続的, with the emphasis on permanence. Written/formal prose.
• Related持続性じぞくせいWrittenA noun naming the property of durability itself, as in 「持続性がある」. Written/formal prose.
• Relatedぶっ続けぶっつづけCasualColloquial. Doing something in one stretch without a break, as in 「三時間ぶっ続け」; the focus is on not resting in between.
• RelatedのべつまくなしCasualColloquial. Chattering or going on without a stop, with an undertone of annoyance.
• RelatedたゆみないWrittenWritten/formal. Unslackening effort that never lets up, as in 「弛みない努力」.
• Related絶え間ないたえまないNeutralContinuing on and on with no gaps in between, as in 「絶え間ない雨」.
• Related恒久的こうきゅうてきWrittenWritten/formal. Permanent and unchanging, as in 「恒久平和」.
• Related際限なくさいげんなくNeutralAdverb meaning endlessly, with no limit in sight; carries a negative nuance.
• Related尽未来際じんみらいさいWrittenBuddhist term meaning for ever and ever; rare and solemn, confined to written/formal prose.
• Related間断なくかんだんなくWrittenWritten/formal adverb meaning without interruption; stresses that nothing breaks the continuity.
• RelatedのべつCasualColloquial adverb meaning all the time, with a nuance of going on and on, as in 「のべつしゃべる」.
• Related引きも切らずひきもきらずNeutralIdiom for one thing after another arriving without pause — visitors, phone calls, orders; stresses the steady stream.
• Antonym一時的いちじてきNeutralAntonym: temporary, applying only to a short period, as opposed to the long-term continuation of 持続的.
• Antonym断続的だんぞくてきNeutralAntonym: intermittent, now stopping and now continuing, as opposed to the unbroken continuation of 持続的.
• Antonym瞬間的しゅんかんてきNeutralAntonym: momentary, over in an instant, as opposed to the lasting quality of 持続的.

Default to 「持続的」 for something kept up over the long term or sustainable, as in 「持続的な成長」「持続的な効果」. For continuing without interruption say 「継続的」; for one-after-another succession 「連続的」; for permanence 「永続的」 or 「恒久的」. Adverbs like 「絶えず」 and 「絶え間なく」 describe unceasing occurrence, and colloquial 「ぶっ続け」 stresses going without a break. The antonyms are 「一時的」 (temporary), 「断続的」 (intermittent) and 「瞬間的」 (momentary).

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1. 長ながく続つづいて、途中とちゅうで途絶とだえないさま。