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続く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
続く
BOOST
Reading : つづく   
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to continue; to last; to go on
2. to continue (without a break); to be unbroken
3. to occur again and again
4. to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin
5. to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to
6. to hold out; to keep; to last
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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続く is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 8,000 (about 102,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 185 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 588
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
このごろ
あたた
かい
つづ
いています

We've had a string of warm days lately.
ここところ
さむ
なが
つづ
いている

We have had a long spell of cold weather.
むすめ
たち
おしゃべりいつまで
つづ
いた

The girls' chatter was endless.
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つづく
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 44,000 (about 11,700,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 15154
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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ゾク   つづ to continue   つづける to carry on with   
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シ   いと thread   
バイ   う to sell   うれる to be selling; be in demand   
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シ   samurai
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