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続

続 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. つづく、つづける。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「續」の略体。旁の「𧶠」を「売」に省略したもの。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

continue, series, sequel

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ゾクElem.
  • ショク
  • コウ
  • キョウ
Kun (native)
  • つづ(く)Elem.
  • つづ(ける)Elem.
  • つぐ(ない)
Nanori (used in names)
  • つぐ
Other languages
  • 拼音xu4
  • 한글sog
  • Hán-ViệtTục

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
13 strokes
Radical
糸(いと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+7D9A

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰糸売

Words using this kanji

  • 続々ぞくぞくsuccessively, one after another
  • 続きつづき「つづき」の漢字表記。continuation, rest (of the story, work, etc.), next installment, sequel
  • 続行ぞっこう途中で止めずに続けて行うこと。continuation, continuance, going on, resuming
  • 続編ぞくへん書物や映画などで前編や本編、正編などに続く編。sequel, continuation
  • 続出ぞくしゅつ次々と続いて出ること。appearing one after another, cropping up one after another, occurring in succession
  • 続伸ぞくしん株価などが前の営業日から続けて上がること。continuous rise (in market price)
  • 続くつづくつづく 参照to continue, to last, to go on, to continue (without a break)
  • 続けるつづけるつづける 参照to continue, to keep up, to keep on, to continue ...
  • 続発ぞくはつ続けざまに起きること。successive occurrence, frequent occurrence, succession (of), series
  • 続開ぞっかい中断したものを引き続き開催すること。resumption, continuing
  • 続落ぞくらく株価などが前の営業日から続けて下がること。continued fall (in market price)
  • 続刊ぞっかんcontinuing publication
  • 続ぞく続きもの。続編。（対義語:正）sequel, second series
  • 続騰ぞくとうcontinued advance (in market price), continued rise
  • 続柄つづきがら(family) relationship, connection
  • 続報ぞくほう前回の報告・報道に続けて知らせること。 前回の続きの報告・報道。follow-up report, further news
  • 続投ぞくとう投手の交代をせずに投げ続けること。 契約や任務を退かず続けること。continuing to pitch, staying at one's post, staying on at work
  • 続映ぞくえいcontinued run (of a film), continuing to show (at a movie theater)
  • 続演ぞくえんcontinued staging (of a play or show)
  • 続稿ぞっこうsequel

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-6-7
Four Corner
2491.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
6a7.5
Heisig
1445
Nelson
3544