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JLPT N2adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

依い然ぜんとして

izentoshite

still, as before

Example sentences

  1. 依然いぜんとして彼かれから便たよりがない。

    I still haven’t heard from him.

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  2. 日本にっぽんの経済けいざいは依然いぜんとして安定あんていしている。

    The economy of Japan is still stable.

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  3. 我々われわれの友情ゆうじょうは依然いぜんとして揺ゆるがなかった。

    Our friendship remained firm.

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Kanji in 依然

  • 依reliant; depend onOnイ・エKunよる
  • 然sort of thing; soOnゼン・ネンKunしか・しかり・しかし

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