Japanese symbol for “successive”
続けざま
つづけざま
Romaji: tsuzukezama
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
In Japanese, successive is 続けざま, read つづけざま (tsuzukezama).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
Written forms: 続けざま、続け様、続けさま. Readings: つづけざま、つづけさま.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “successive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 累次 | るいじ ruiji | successive; repeated |
| 連続的 | れんぞくてき renzokuteki | consecutive; continuous; successive |
| 逐次的 | ちくじてき chikujiteki | sequential; successive |
| 経時 | けいじ keiji | chronological; successive; metachronic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 手続き | てつづき tetsuzuki | procedure; process; proceedings |
| 接続 | せつぞく setsuzoku | connection; attachment; union |
| 引き続き | ひきつづき hikitsuzuki | continuously; continually; without a break |
See also: Chinese symbol for “successive”.
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.