No. 979 in Japanese
持続
"持続" means "continuation" or "sustainability."
In a sentence
持続する努力が結果を生む。
Sustained effort produces results.
In this sentence, '持続' refers to the concept of persistence or continued effort, emphasizing the action of sustaining one's efforts until accomplishing results.
この薬の効果は持続時間が短い。
This medication has a short duration of effectiveness.
Here, '持続' is used to describe the duration for which the effectiveness of something, such as medication, is maintained.
持続可能なエネルギー資源を開発することが重要です。
It is important to develop sustainable energy resources.
In this context, '持続' is part of the term '持続可能', meaning sustainable, highlighting the concept of maintaining resources in the long term.
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