Japanese Conversation · Level 88
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Japanese word
連載
Pronunciation
Romajirensai
Meaning
- nounseries
Example
人気の連載が本になりました。nin ki no ren sai ga hon ni na ri ma shi ta
A popular series was published as a book.
More examples
この作家の連載は毎週金曜日に更新されます。ko no sak ka no ren sai wa mai shū kin yō hi ni kō shin sa re ma su
This writer's series is updated every Friday.
Core concept
Refers to a work that reaches its audience piece by piece as each new installment appears.
Common phrases
連載を続けるren sai o tsuzu ke ru
continue a series
連載を休むren sai o yasu mu
take a break from a series
連載が続くren sai ga tsuzu ku
a series continues
Similar words
連載物rensaibutsu: A story or other work released in successive installments.
続き物tsuzukimono: A continuing story divided into connected parts.
Definition in Japanese
作品を一回で発表せず、何回かに分けて順次発表すること。saku hin o ichi kai de hap pyō se zu nan kai ka ni wa ke te jun ji hap pyō su ru ko to
Word origin
連載 (rensai) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 連 (ren, "join") and 載 (sai, "carry"), describing a work carried forward through repeated publications.
Usage tips
- A story described as 連載 (rensai) is often encountered in magazines or online one installment at a time before its complete book edition appears.
Other meanings
- serializationnoun
Related words
- 連載するrensaisuruserializeverb