ずっと

• 読み: ずっと
• ローマ字: zutto
• 発音: /d͡zɯt.to/

意味

For a long time; all along; by far. Expresses continuity or a large degree of difference.

A versatile adverb with two core uses: (1) temporal continuity — an action or state persisting over time (ずっと待っていた, I was waiting the whole time), and (2) degree comparison — a much greater extent (ずっと大きい, far bigger). One of the most frequently used adverbs in spoken Japanese.

例文

1. 子どものころからずっとピアノを弾いている。
2. 東京は大阪よりずっと大きい。
3. 昨日からずっと雨が降っている。

使い方ガイド

場面: conversation, comparison, narrative

トーン: emphatic

起源と歴史

A native Japanese word (和語) of uncertain etymology. Possibly onomatopoeic, suggesting something stretching out in a long continuous line. Written exclusively in hiragana as it has no standard kanji form.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal