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How to say 'Continue' in Japanese | 続ける

Wondering how to say 'Continue' in Japanese? You're in the right place!

The Japanese word for Continue is 'Tsuzukeru', written as 続ける in Japanese.'Continue' in hiragana is つづける.

    word

    続ける

    Meaning

    Continue

    Reading

    つづける

    tsuzukeru

    Kanji

    続Continue

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '続ける (つづける)' means 'to continue'. It is used to indicate the ongoing action of something, whether it be an activity, a state, or a process. This verb is often used in conjunction with other verbs to express the continuation of an action, such as '勉強を続ける (べんきょうをつづける)' which means 'to continue studying'. Example sentences include: I will continue to study Japanese「私は日本語を勉強し続けます」(わたしはにほんごをべんきょうしつづけます). He continued to run despite being tired「彼は疲れていたが走り続けた」(かれはつかれていたがはしりつづけた). The verb can also be used in its te-form to connect actions, such as '食べ続けて (たべつづけて)' meaning 'continuing to eat'.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    248

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 続ける

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    続

    Meaning

    Continue

Hiragana in the Word 続ける

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    け

    Reading

    Ke

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 続ける Through the Kanji 続

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 続 as well.

  • word

    続く

    Meaning

    Continue

  • word

    手続き

    Meaning

    Procedure

  • word

    相続

    Meaning

    Inheritance

  • word

    接続

    Meaning

    Connection

  • word

    継続

    Meaning

    Continuation

  • word

    持続

    Meaning

    Continuation

  • word

    存続

    Meaning

    Continuation

  • word

    連続

    Meaning

    Continuation

  • word

    続々

    Meaning

    Continuously, One after another

  • word

    長続き

    Meaning

    Lasting

  • word

    続き

    Meaning

    Continuation

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What does 'Tsuzukeru' (続ける) mean?

'Tsuzukeru' means 'Continue' .

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