Japanese word

連続

Pronunciation

Romajirenzoku

Meaning

  • nounin a row

Example

五日連続で練習しました。itsu ka ren zoku de ren shū shi ma shi ta

I practiced for five days in a row.

Illustration for 連続 (in a row)

More examples

同じ店で二回連続で買い物をしました。ona ji mise de ni kai ren zoku de ka i mono o shi ma shi ta

I shopped at the same store twice in a row.

Core concept

Marks events or actions as part of an unbroken chain, with each occurrence following the previous one.

Common phrases

  • 連続でren zoku de

    in a row

  • 三日連続mik ka ren zoku

    three days in a row

  • 連続優勝ren zoku yū shō

    consecutive championships

Similar words

一続きhitotsuzuki: A group of events or actions that forms one uninterrupted sequence.
継続keizoku: The state of continuing an action or condition over time.

Definition in Japanese

物事が途切れずに次々とつながること。mono goto ga to gi re zu ni tsugi tsugi to tsu na ga ru ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 連続 (renzoku, "connection and continuation") combines 連 (ren, "connect") and 続 (zoku, "continue").

Usage tips

  • The compound 連続ドラマ (renzoku dorama), "serialized drama", uses 連続 (renzoku) for a story released in linked episodes.

Other meanings

  • seriesnoun
  • continuationnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 連続するrenzokusurucontinueverb
  • 連続的renzokutekicontinuousna-adjective
  • 連続性renzokuseicontinuitynoun

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