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13 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 413 strokesRadical
On
ゾク・ショク
Kun
つづ(く)・つづ(ける)
Meaning
continue

Origin

ORIGIN

Phonetic-semantic: 糸 (thread) for meaning and 売 for sound; like threads joined together, 'to continue.'

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ゾク続出・続行・連続
つづく続く・続き
つづける続ける

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 連続れんぞく

    continuation, in a row

  • 手続きてつづき

    procedure

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

雨が三日も続いています。

The rain has continued for three days.

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