永続|えいぞくeizoku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. suru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectivepermanence; continuation
    This new medicine has a lasting effect.
Conjugation
Dictionary form永続する(えいぞくする)
Polite (masu)永続します(えいぞくします)
Negative (nai)永続しない(えいぞくしない)
polite (masen)永続しません(えいぞくしません)
classical zu / nu永続せず・永続せぬ(えいぞくせず・えいぞくせぬ)
Past (ta)永続した(えいぞくした)
polite (mashita)永続しました(えいぞくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)永続しなかった(えいぞくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)永続しませんでした(えいぞくしませんでした)
Te form永続して(えいぞくして)
Potential永続できる(えいぞくできる)
Passive永続される(えいぞくされる)
Causative永続させる(えいぞくさせる)
Causative passive永続させられる(えいぞくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)永続すれば(えいぞくすれば)
tara永続したら(えいぞくしたら)
Volitional永続しよう(えいぞくしよう)
polite (mashou)永続しましょう(えいぞくしましょう)
Imperative永続しろ(えいぞくしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related不滅ふめつNeutralStresses not perishing or disappearing, as in 「不滅の記録」; the nuance is that something never vanishes.
  • Related不朽ふきゅうNeutralFor value that never fades, typically of works or fame, as in 「不朽の名作」; neutral in register.
  • Related千古不磨せんこふまWrittenA four-character idiom meaning never to be worn away; written and solemn, used of legal codes and great achievements.
  • Related永久性えいきゅうせいWrittenA written, academic-leaning noun for the quality of being permanent.
  • Related永久不変えいきゅうふへんWrittenA four-character word for never changing; it stresses unchangingness where 「永続」 stresses continuance.
  • Related永存えいそんWrittenMeans existing on forever; written in flavor and not often used.
  • Related永続性えいぞくせいNeutralA neutral noun for the property of being able to last a long time.
  • Related不磨ふまWrittenExtremely literary; means never wearing away and is mostly seen in the set phrase 「千古不磨」.
  • AntonymひとときNeutralAn antonym: a moment or short while, set against the long continuance of 「永続」.
  • Antonym一時いちじNeutralThe same word in another writing; a brief time, the opposite of 「永続」.
  • Antonym短期たんきNeutralAn antonym: short-term, the opposite of lasting long as 「永続」 does.

Use 「永続」 for a state that lasts long, as in 「永続的な平和」. For immortal works or fame pick 「不朽」, for what never vanishes 「不滅」; name the property with 「永続性」 or the academic 「永久性」. 「千古不磨」「永久不変」「不磨」「永存」 are literary, formal-prose options, while 「ひと時」 and 「短期」 are the antonyms for brief spans.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. ある状態じょうたいが長ながく続つづくこと。
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