Kanji N3

続: continue, series, sequel

続 is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning continue, series, sequel, written with 13 strokes. It is read ゾク, ショク, コウ (on) and つづく, つづける, つぐない (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 4. You will see it in 連続 (れんぞく, continuation) and 続き (つづき, continuation).

続

Meanings

  • continue
  • series
  • sequel
Strokes13
JLPT levelN3
School gradeGrade 4
Frequency#141 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ゾク
  • ショク
  • コウ
  • キョウ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • つづく
  • つづける
  • つぐない

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

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Now draw it

Trace each stroke in order. Wrong direction or wrong order gets flagged right away.

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Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 13. Start at the dot.

Common words with 続

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 連続れんぞく

    continuation; succession; series; sequence

    JLPT N3
  • 続きつづき

    continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.)

    JLPT N3
  • 相続そうぞく

    succession

    JLPT N3
  • 続くつづく

    to continue; to last; to go on

    JLPT N4
  • 続けるつづける

    to continue; to keep up; to keep on

    JLPT N4
  • 手続きてつづき

    procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

    JLPT N2
  • 持続じぞく

    continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining

    JLPT N1
  • 存続そんぞく

    continuance; survival; persistence; retention

    JLPT N1

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0; the Spanish meanings they lack, translated by Naraio from their English, are shared under the same licence. Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY. Sentences split into words with IPADIC © NAIST and IPA, through Lindera.