れんぞく
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. continuation; succession; series
Pitch accent
んぞく
Composed of
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
continuation; sequel
Used in vocabulary (30 in total)
consecutive; continuous; successive
Examples (15 in total)
It rained three days on end.
Stock prices declined for five consecutive days.
The temperature has been below freezing for many days in a row now.
Life is by no means a series of failures.
His life was a long series of failures.
A wise man once said, life is a series of disappointments.
She made a series of medical discoveries.
They won the Japan Cup three years in succession.
The student skipped class three times in a row.
The player won the championship three times in a row.
After a succession of warm days, the weather became cold.
A majority of Japanese workers plan to take more than three consecutive days of summer vacation.
The team won the championship for five years running.
Steel output set a record for two consecutive years.
The Japanese economy recorded more than 60 months of continuous expansion.