Japanese

つづき
Meaning: continuation; sequel; the rest
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

続
き

Example sentences

Let's resume the rest of the work tomorrow.
今日は朝からいいこと続きで、本当についている。
Everything has gone well since this morning; I'm really lucky.
毎日残業続きで、心身ともにしんどい。
I'm exhausted both physically and mentally due to continuous overtime every day.
徹夜続きで、彼の目は赤く血走っていた。
His eyes were bloodshot from staying up all night.
暖かい日が続き、桜の花がちらほらと咲き始めた。
Warm days continued, and cherry blossoms started to bloom here and there.
その連載の続きは、来月号に掲載されます。
The continuation of that series will be published in next month's issue.
成功を夢見て起業したが、思わぬトラブルが続き、魚網鴻離の結果となった。
I started a business dreaming of success, but unexpected troubles followed, and it resulted in getting something I didn't want.

Usage Notes

Refers to the part that follows or a sequence of events.

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