相変わらず

Japanese

Kanji in this term
相	変
あい Grade: 3	か Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
相變わらず (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あいかわらず [àíkáwárázú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠ika̠β̞a̠ɾa̠zɨ]

Adverb

相(あい)変(か)わらず • (aikawarazu) ^{←あひかはらず (afikafarazu)^?}

still, as always, as usual, as ... as ever, same old story

Synonyms

依然(いぜん)として (izen to shite)

References

^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN