漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
続: continue, series
Also: sequel
JLPT N313 strokesGrade 4Your ink: 白 Not met
糸 carries the meaning · 売 gives the sound
13 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
ゾクzoku · on'yomi · in compounds
- 継続するけいぞくするcontinue
- 連続するれんぞくするoccur in succession
- 接続するせつぞくするconnect
- 続出するぞくしゅつするappear one after another
つづくtsuzuku · kun'yomi · on its own
- 続くつづくcontinue [v.i.]
- 手続きてつづきformalities, procedure
つづけるtsuzukeru · kun'yomi
- 続けるつづけるcontinue [v.t.]
Also read ショク, コウ, キョウ, つぐない, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)糸 rope (meaning) + 𧶠 (sound)
Source: Wiktionary, 續 (rev. 93437234), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything is connected! This radical represents the invisible threads that tie us together—our relationships, the fine "silk" of our words, and the intricate weaving of our personal histories.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read ゾク
5 kanji share this on'yomiAlso read ショク
11 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSimplified 续 · traditional 續 · xù
Three different forms: Japanese 続, simplified 续, traditional 續.
- Simplified
- 续 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 續 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xù most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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