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unchanged; as always; as before; without change
Remaining the same as before; continuing in the same state without alteration. Often used to express that something persists over time.
You're as energetic as always.
The compound 相変わらず is the most common form in everyday speech.
変わらず is the negative continuative form (ず form) of 変わる (to change), functioning as an adverb meaning "without changing." It expresses constancy or persistence of a state.
Common expressions
- 相変わらず: as always; as usual — the most frequently used form, often with a nuance of mild exasperation or familiarity
- 昔と変わらず: same as in the old days
- 今も変わらず: still the same now
Common collocations
Common patterns
The ず form is a classical negative form that survives in modern Japanese as an adverbial. The attributive form is 変わらぬ (literary) or 変わらない (modern): 変わらぬ愛 (unchanging love).