続く

• 読み: つづく
• ローマ字: tsuzuku
• 漢字の分解: 続 (zoku/tsuzuku) — continue, follow, sequel
• 発音: /tsɯ.zɯ.kɯ/

意味

To continue; to last; to go on. Describes something persisting over time without interruption.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb conjugating with the く row. Pairs with the transitive 続ける (tsuzukeru). Used for weather (雨が続く), roads (道が続く), and situations lasting over time.

例文

1. 暑い日が一週間も続いています。
2. この道は山の向こうまで続く。
3. 会議が三時間も続いたので疲れた。

使い方ガイド

場面: weather, daily life, events

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Shares the kanji 続 with 続ける. The intransitive form describes something continuing on its own without deliberate effort to maintain it.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal