依然
いぜん still; as yet
Why it means this
依 (as before) + 然 (in that state) — still; as yet unchanged (旧態依然, mired in the old ways).
Breakdown
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いぜん still; as yet
依 (as before) + 然 (in that state) — still; as yet unchanged (旧態依然, mired in the old ways).
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.