Japanese word

続編

Pronunciation

Romajizokuhen

Meaning

  • nounsequel

Example

この映画の続編は来年公開されます。ko no ei ga no zoku hen wa rai nen kō kai sa re ma su

The sequel to this movie will be released next year.

Illustration for 続編 (sequel)

More examples

この物語の続編では、新しい登場人物が活躍します。ko no monogatari no zoku hen de wa atara shi i tō jō jin butsu ga katsu yaku shi ma su

New characters play important roles in the sequel to this story.

Core concept

Describes a later work that carries forward the story or world of an earlier work.

Common phrases

  • 映画の続編ei ga no zoku hen

    a movie sequel

  • 続編が出るzoku hen ga de ru

    a sequel comes out

  • 続編を作るzoku hen o tsuku ru

    make a sequel

Similar words

続きtsuzuki: A part that comes after an earlier part and carries the same story forward.

Definition in Japanese

映画や小説などで、先に発表された作品の内容を受け継いで作られた後の作品。ei ga ya shō setsu na do de saki ni hap pyō sa re ta saku hin no nai yō o u ke tsu i de tsuku ra re ta ato no saku hin

Word origin

続 (zoku, "continue") + 編 (hen, "volume or part") forms a Sino-Japanese compound for a later work that continues an earlier one.

Usage tips

  • In English, sequel usually names a later work that continues an earlier story, while continuation is a broader term for something carried on.

Other meanings

  • continuationnoun

Opposites

  • 前編zenpenfirst installmentnoun

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