Japanese symbol for “continuously”
引き続き
ひきつづき
Romaji: hikitsuzuki
continuously; continually; without a break
In Japanese, continuously is 引き続き, read ひきつづき (hikitsuzuki).
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Meanings
- adv, n continuously; continually; without a break
- adv, n next; then; after that
Written forms: 引き続き、引続き. Readings: ひきつづき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “continuously”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ずっと | ずっと zutto | continuously; the whole time; all the way |
| 切り | きり kiri | continuously; remaining (in a particular state) |
| 始終 | しじゅう shijuu | continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ... |
| どんどん | どんどん dondon | continuously; one after the other; in succession |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 引退 | いんたい intai | retirement |
| 割引 | わりびき waribiki | discount; reduction; rebate |
| 引用 | いんよう in'you | quotation; citation; reference |
| 引っ越し | ひっこし hikkoshi | moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence |
| 連続 | れんぞく renzoku | continuation; succession; series |
| 継続 | けいぞく keizoku | continuation; continuance; maintenance |
| 続き | つづき tsuzuki | continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); next installment |
See also: Chinese symbol for “continuously”.
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.