持続性(じぞくせい)

じぞくせい
noun
sustainability; durability; persistence
1. sustainability; durability; persistence
The quality of being able to continue or last over time. Used for the lasting power of effects, products, systems, or practices.
この薬(くすり)は持続性(じぞくせい)が高(たか)い。
This medicine has long-lasting effects.
環境(かんきょう)の持続性(じぞくせい)を考(かんが)えた開発(かいはつ)が求(もと)められている。
Development that considers environmental sustainability is being called for.
この事業(じぎょう)モデルには持続性(じぞくせい)があるのか、長期的(ちょうきてき)な視点(してん)で検討(けんとう)する必要(ひつよう)がある。
We need to examine from a long-term perspective whether this business model is sustainable.

A compound of 持続(じぞく) (continuation, persistence) and 性(せい) (nature, quality). This word has become increasingly prominent in discussions about sustainability and the environment, though it also has broader applications.

USAGE:

  • Often used with がある(ない): 持続性(じぞくせい)がある (is sustainable/durable), 持続性(じぞくせい)がない (is not sustainable)
  • Used with が高(たか)い/低(ひく)い to describe degree
  • Common in environmental, business, and scientific contexts

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 持続性(じぞくせい)のある: sustainable, lasting
  • 持続性(じぞくせい)が高(たか)い: highly durable/persistent
  • 環境(かんきょう)の持続性(じぞくせい): environmental sustainability
  • 経済(けいざい)の持続性(じぞくせい): economic sustainability
  • 持続性(じぞくせい)を高(たか)める: to improve sustainability

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 持続(じぞく)可能(かのう)性(せい): sustainability (literally "possibility of continuation") — the specific environmental/development term, often translating English "sustainability"
  • 耐久性(たいきゅうせい): durability — focuses on physical toughness and resistance to wear
  • 継続性(けいぞくせい): continuity — focuses on unbroken continuation rather than lasting quality
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