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依然 (いぜん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

依い然ぜん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle, adverb

still; as before; unchanged

Describes a state or situation that continues without change, often with a formal or written tone. Frequently used in the pattern 依然として.

See also: 依然として (いぜんとして)

問もん題だいは依い然ぜんとして解かい決けつしていない。
The problem still remains unresolved.

彼かれの態たい度どは依い然ぜんとして変かわらない。

His attitude remains unchanged as before.

Written forms

依い然ぜんUsage94%
Standard kanji form; high-frequency in news and formal writing.
いぜんUsage6%
Kana spelling is common in less formal contexts or when avoiding kanji.
イゼンUsage<1%

Kanji

依reliant, depend on, consequently
然sort of thing, so, if so

Similar words

まだ
まだ is the common, everyday word for 'still' or 'not yet'. 依然 is more formal and emphasizes an unchanging state, often used in written or news contexts.
相あい変かわらず
相変わらず means 'as usual' or 'as ever', often with a nuance of something being typical or expected. 依然 is more neutral and focuses on the lack of change itself.

Etymology

A kango compound of 依 (rely on, depend on) and 然 (state, condition), literally 'as it depends on', conveying a state that continues as it was.