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1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 続 has 13 strokes and expresses continuation.
• Basic usage: 続く is read つづく, and 続き is read つづき.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The verb 続く and the noun 続き
  • 続く is a verb for something continuing or leading onward.
  • 朝から降り始めた雨は夜まで続いた。 means “The rain that began in the morning continued until night.”
  • 続き is a noun for the continuation or next part of a story or task.
  • 物語の続きが気になって夜更かしした。 means “I stayed up late because I wanted to know what happened next in the story.”