続

音読おんよみ: ゾク

訓読くんよみ: つづ・つづける

画数かくすう: 13 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 糸(いとへん)

Meaning

Continue / Follow / Keep On

  • つづ — to continue
  • 連続れんぞく — continuation / series
  • 続行ぞっこう — continuation (of action)
  • 持続じぞく — persistence / sustainability
  • 続出ぞくしゅつ — one after another

続 combines (thread) with the phonetic element 𡿺 (shoku), evoking the idea of threads being connected and extended — symbolizing continuation, following, or persistence.

はなしつづきます。
The story continues.

かれ勉強べんきょうつづけています。
He is continuing his studies.

行
Creates
続行ぞっこう — continuation
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