Japanese symbol for “duration”
存続
そんぞく
Romaji: sonzoku
continuance; survival; persistence; retention
In Japanese, duration is 存続, read そんぞく (sonzoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “duration”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 間 | あいだ aida | period of time (during, while); duration; interval |
| 継続時間 | けいぞくじかん keizokujikan | duration |
| 持続時間 | じぞくじかん jizokujikan | duration; span |
| デュレイション | デュレイション deyureishon | duration |
| 作用角 | さよかく sayokaku | (camshaft) duration |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 存在 | そんざい sonzai | existence; being; presence |
| 保存 | ほぞん hozon | preservation; conservation; storage |
| ご存知 | ごぞんじ gozonji | knowing; being aware (of) |
| 生存 | せいぞん seizon | existence; being; life |
| 共存 | きょうぞん kyouzon | coexistence |
| 依存 | いぞん izon | dependence; reliance |
| 連続 | れんぞく renzoku | continuation; succession; series |
| 継続 | けいぞく keizoku | continuation; continuance; maintenance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “duration”.
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.