依然

Chinese

 
according to; depend on; near to
according to; depend on; near to; (Eastern Min) kinship prefix
 
so; thus; like this
so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
trad. (依然)
simp. #(依然)

Pronunciation


Adverb

依然

  1. as it was before; still

Synonyms

Adjective

依然

  1. (archaic) reluctant to part

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ぜん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(ぜん) • (izen) -tari (adnominal ()(ぜん)とした (izen to shita) or ()(ぜん)たる (izen taru), adverbial ()(ぜん) (izen to) or ()(ぜん)として (izen to shite))

  1. same (as before)

Adverb

()(ぜん) • (izen) 

  1. as it did before, still, as ... as ever

Derived terms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
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