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Japanese symbol for “resuming”

Romaji: zokkou
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

In Japanese, resuming is , read (zokkou).

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Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

Kanji and stroke order

continue, series, sequel
on: ゾク、ショク、コウ、キョウ
kun: つづ.く、つづ.ける、つぐ.ない
13 strokes · JLPT 2
going, journey, carry out
on: コウ、ギョウ、アン
kun: い.く、ゆ.く、-ゆ.き、-ゆき
6 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “resuming”

WordReadingMeaning
さいしどう saishidourestarting (a machine, engine, project, etc.); resuming

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れんぞく renzokucontinuation; succession; series
けいぞく keizokucontinuation; continuance; maintenance
つづき tsuzukicontinuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); next installment
てつづき tetsuzukiprocedure; process; proceedings
せつぞく setsuzokuconnection; attachment; union
ひきつづき hikitsuzukicontinuously; continually; without a break
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
おこなう okonauto perform; to do; to conduct oneself

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.