始終(しじゅう)

しじゅう
adverb, noun
constantly, from start to end
1. constantly, always, all the time
Continuously, without interruption.
彼(かれ)は始終(しじゅう)文句(もんく)を言(い)っている。
He's constantly complaining.
この問題(もんだい)については始終(しじゅう)考(かんが)えている。
I'm constantly thinking about this problem.
2. from beginning to end, the whole story
The entire process or sequence of events.
始終(しじゅう)を話(はな)してください。
Please tell me the whole story.
Noun usage: 始終 = the whole sequence of events
事件(じけん)の始終(しじゅう)を警察(けいさつ)に説明(せつめい)した。
I explained the whole sequence of events to the police.
彼女(かのじょ)は事故(じこ)の始終(しじゅう)を目撃(もくげき)しており、詳(くわ)しい状況(じょうきょう)を語(かた)ってくれた。
She witnessed the entire incident and told us the detailed circumstances.
会議(かいぎ)の始終(しじゅう)を記録(きろく)に残(のこ)した。
I kept a record of the meeting from start to finish.

TWO USAGES:
1. Adverb: constantly, always
2. Noun: the whole story/sequence (始終(しじゅう)を話(はな)す = to tell the whole story)

SIMILAR WORDS (adverb meaning):

始終(しじゅう) often has a slightly negative nuance, suggesting something happens too much or annoyingly often.

[Register: Neutral to Slightly Formal]

Related Words

Synonym: いつも (always (most common))
Synonym: 常(つね)に (always (formal))
Synonym: しょっちゅう (frequently (casual))
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Added 2026.1.13 22:58 · Revised 2026.5.30 6:12
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