持続

Japanese

Kanji in this term
持 続
じ
Grade: 3
ぞく
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
持續 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

持(じ)続(ぞく) • (jizoku) ←ぢぞく (dizoku)?

  1. continuation, sustainment
  2. duration (philosophy)

Verb

持(じ)続(ぞく)する • (jizoku suru) ←ぢぞく (dizoku)?suru (stem 持(じ)続(ぞく)し (jizoku shi), past 持(じ)続(ぞく)した (jizoku shita))

  1. continue, keep up, endure, persist
    関(かん)係(けい)を持(じ)続(ぞく)する
    kankei o jizoku suru
    to keep up the relationship

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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