依然

Chinese

 
according to; depend on; near to
according to; depend on; near to; (Min Dong) kinship prefix
 
so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (依然) 依 然
simp. #(依然) 依 然

Pronunciation


Adverb

依然

  1. as it was before; still

Synonyms

Adjective

依然

  1. (archaic) reluctant to part

Japanese

Kanji in this term
依 然
い
Grade: S
ぜん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

依(い)然(ぜん) • (izen) †-tari, adnominal 依(い)然(ぜん)たる (izen taru), adverbial 依(い)然(ぜん)と (izen to) or 依(い)然(ぜん)として (izen to shite)

  1. same (as before)

Adverb

依(い)然(ぜん) • (izen) 

  1. as it did before, still, as ... as ever

Derived terms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
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