継続|けいぞくkeizoku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbcontinuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 継続する（けいぞくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 継続します（けいぞくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 継続しない（けいぞくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 継続しません（けいぞくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 継続せず・継続せぬ（けいぞくせず・けいぞくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 継続した（けいぞくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 継続しました（けいぞくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 継続しなかった（けいぞくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 継続しませんでした（けいぞくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 継続して（けいぞくして） |
| Potential | 継続できる（けいぞくできる） |
| Passive | 継続される（けいぞくされる） |
| Causative | 継続させる（けいぞくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 継続させられる（けいぞくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 継続すれば（けいぞくすれば） |
| tara | 継続したら（けいぞくしたら） |
| Volitional | 継続しよう（けいぞくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 継続しましょう（けいぞくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 継続しろ（けいぞくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym持続じぞくWrittenWritten word for a state that lasts, e.g. 「効果が持続する」; stresses endurance over time rather than the act of carrying something on.
- Synonym存続そんぞくWrittenWritten word for organizations or systems continuing to exist, e.g. 「会社の存続」; not used for actions you carry on yourself.
- Synonym続くつづくNeutralEveryday intransitive verb with the ongoing thing as its subject: something continues or lasts; 「継続」 is the noun/suru form and sounds more formal.
- Synonym続けるつづけるNeutralEveryday transitive verb for carrying on with an activity; 「継続」 is its formal Sino-Japanese counterpart.
- Synonym続行ぞっこうFormalFormal word for going on with something, e.g. 「試合続行」; also the usual choice for resuming after an interruption.
- Synonym連続れんぞくNeutralOccurrences linked with no break in between, e.g. 「三日連続」; stresses consecutive times or an unbroken run, not the act of carrying on.
- Synonym引き続きひきつづきNeutralAdverb for continuing without a break or coming next, e.g. 「引き続きよろしく」; carries an activity over a break without interruption.
- Related維持いじNeutralKeeping something at a set level, e.g. 「健康維持」; the point is that it does not drop, not that an activity goes on.
- Related保つたもつNeutralVerb for keeping a state unchanged, e.g. 「若さを保つ」; about maintaining a condition, not continuing an activity.
- Related保持ほじWrittenWritten word for holding on to records, rights and the like, e.g. 「記録保持者」; retention rather than continuation.
- RelatedキープCasualColloquial loanword for keeping something up or holding it in reserve, such as a lead or a seat; a casual, conversational choice.
- Related引き伸ばしひきのばしNeutralStretching something out, often with a nuance of putting it off; also enlarging photographs.
- Related延長えんちょうNeutralExtending a period or a length, e.g. 「会期延長」; about making something longer, not simply keeping it going.
- Related立て続けたてつづけCasualColloquial; things happening one right after another within a short span, e.g. 「立て続けに起こる」.
- Related引き続くひきつづくWrittenWritten verb for lasting a long time or happening one after another; stresses things following in succession.
- Related一続きひとつづきNeutralA chain or series of things joined with no break, e.g. 「一続きの部屋」; describes a connected shape, not the act of continuing.
- Relatedぶっ通しぶっとおしCasualColloquial; doing something nonstop with no break, e.g. 「三日ぶっ通しで働く」.
- Related持ち続けるもちつづけるNeutralContinuing to hold a thing or keep cherishing something over a long time, e.g. 「夢を持ち続ける」.
- Antonym中断ちゅうだんNeutralAntonym: something in progress breaking off partway through, the opposite of carrying on with 「継続」.
- Antonym中止ちゅうしNeutralAntonym: stopping or calling something off partway through, the opposite of 「継続」.
- Antonym終了しゅうりょうNeutralAntonym: something coming fully to an end, the opposite of 「継続」's ongoing sense.
Formally, say 「継続」 for carrying something on; in everyday speech use 「続ける」 or 「続く」. For a state that lasts, choose 「持続」; for keeping something at its level, 「維持」; for an organization or system surviving, 「存続」; for going on with something in formal style, 「続行」. 「中断」「中止」「終了」 are the opposites: breaking off, calling off, and ending.
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