What does kanji 続 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 続 is continue.

How is kanji 続 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 続 are つづ.く, つづ.ける, つぐ.ない; the onyomi readings are ゾク, ショク, コウ, キョウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 続?

Kanji 続 is taught in Jōyō Grade 4.

What is the main radical of kanji 続?

The main radical for kanji 続 is 糸.

What words use kanji 続?

Example words that use kanji 続 include 続々, 続き, 続出, 継ぐ.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 7

続

Meaning

Kanji 続

continue

continue, series, sequel

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: つづ.くつづ.けるつぐ.ない
Onyomi 音読み: ゾクショクコウキョウ
Nanori 名乗り: つぐ

Variant: 续 (Itaiji) • Old form: 續 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 4
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #141
Strokes: 13
Radical: 糸
Components: 儿 • 冖 • 士 • 小 • 幺 • 糸
Kanji Kentei: Level 7
Similar Kanji: 売 • 涜 • 㸿 • 読

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 344 entries that include this kanji.

続々

ぞくぞく

successively

続き

つづき

flow (e.g. of a piece of writing)

続出

ぞくしゅつ

appearing one after another

継ぐ

つぐ

to patch (clothes)

続く

つづく

to occur again and again

続ける

つづける

to continue

続行

ぞっこう

continuation

続編

ぞくへん

continuation

続伸

ぞくしん

continuous rise (in market price)

続発

ぞくはつ

successive occurrence

続開

ぞっかい

resumption

続落

ぞくらく

continued fall (in market price)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

雨が三日続いた。

The rain continued for three days.

彼は静かに話を続けた。

He quietly continued speaking.

この物語には続きがある。

This story has a continuation.

そのドラマは来月も続く。

That drama will continue next month as well.

続編は前作より人気が出た。

The sequel became more popular than the previous work.