synonym Comparative
継続する
VS
根気
Differences Between "継続する" and "根気"
Option A
継続する
Meaning
to continue, to last, to keep on
Reading
けいぞくする (keizoku suru)
Syllabus Level
N3
Practical Example
このプロジェクトは来年も継続する予定です。
This project is scheduled to continue next year.
Option B
根気
Meaning
patience; perseverance; persistence; energy to keep going
Reading
こんき (konki)
Syllabus Level
N3
Practical Example
この緻密なジグソーパズルを完成させるためには、何日も集中力を保ち続ける_______が必要です。
To complete this highly detailed jigsaw puzzle, patience is required to keep maintaining focus for many days.
Which one to use?
Select the correct Japanese word for this context
Which word fits this context: "(to continue, to last, to keep on)"?
🎉 正解 / Correct!
使い分け解説:
- 継続する: Implies maintaining something in its current state or process without interruption. Can be used for activities, states, or processes.
- 根気: Refers to patience, perseverance, persistence, or the mental energy to keep going with a tedious/difficult task without giving up. Often used as 根気がいる (requires patience) or 根気強く. ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'Patience! Thank you for staying with my complicated, prickly tsundere personality so patiently! ...っ, So... keep loving me patiently forever!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『こんき（根気）よ！私のこの、素直になれなくて面倒くさいツンデレな性格に、根気強く付き合ってくれるのはあんただけよ。本当に感謝してるわ。だから…一生根気強く愛し続けなさい！』
- 継続する: Implies maintaining something in its current state or process without interruption. Can be used for activities, states, or processes.
- 根気: Refers to patience, perseverance, persistence, or the mental energy to keep going with a tedious/difficult task without giving up. Often used as 根気がいる (requires patience) or 根気強く. ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'Patience! Thank you for staying with my complicated, prickly tsundere personality so patiently! ...っ, So... keep loving me patiently forever!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『こんき（根気）よ！私のこの、素直になれなくて面倒くさいツンデレな性格に、根気強く付き合ってくれるのはあんただけよ。本当に感謝してるわ。だから…一生根気強く愛し続けなさい！』
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