Japanese symbol for “lasting”
持続
じぞく
Romaji: jizoku
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining
In Japanese, lasting is 持続, read じぞく (jizoku).
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 continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lasting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 末永い | すえながい suenagai | permanent; everlasting; lasting |
| 息の長い | いきのながい ikinonagai | lasting (e.g. work); sustained (effort); prolonged |
| 恒久的 | こうきゅうてき koukyuuteki | permanent; perpetual; lasting |
| 永続的 | えいぞくてき eizokuteki | permanent; perpetual; persistent |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
| 持つ | もつ motsu | to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry |
| 維持 | いじ iji | maintenance; preservation; improvement |
| 支持 | しじ shiji | support; backing; endorsement |
| 持ち | もち mochi | having; holding; possessing |
| 金持ち | かねもち kanemochi | rich person; wealthy person |
| 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 “lasting”.
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.
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