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Japanese symbol for “continuity”

Romaji: doutsuu
conduction; continuity

In Japanese, continuity is , read (doutsuu).

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Meanings

  1. n conduction; continuity (elec)

Kanji and stroke order

guidance, leading, conduct
on: ドウ
kun: みちび.く
15 strokes · JLPT 2
traffic, pass through, avenue
on: ツウ、ツ
kun: とお.る、とお.り、-とお.り、-どお.り
10 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “continuity”

WordReadingMeaning
けいぞくせい keizokuseicontinuity; continuance
れんぞくせい renzokuseicontinuity
さつえいだいほん satsueidaihonshooting script (film, television); continuity
コンティニュイティ kontinyuiticontinuity

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しどう shidouguidance; leadership; instruction
どうにゅう dounyuuintroduction; bringing in; installation
ゆうどう yuudouguidance; leading; induction
はんどうたい handoutaisemiconductor
しゅどう shudouleadership; initiative; spearhead
せんどう sendouguidance; leadership; leading the way
ふつう futsuunormal; ordinary; regular
どおり dooriin accordance with; following

See also: Chinese symbol for “continuity”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.