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延々

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See also: 延延

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えん
Grade: 6
えん
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
延延

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(えん)(えん) (en'enえんえん (en'en)?-tari (adnominal (えん)(えん)とした (en'en to shita) or (えん)(えん)たる (en'en taru), adverbial (えん)(えん) (en'en to) or (えん)(えん)として (en'en to shite))

  1. lasting for a very long time

Inflection

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Adverb

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(えん)(えん) (en'enえんえん (en'en)?

  1. on and on

Usage notes

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Used with the particle と "-to".

References

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  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN