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久

long time
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingキュウ、ク
Kun readingひさ.しい
JōyōGrade 5

Popular Usage

久しぶり永久

Radicals and components

Radical丿slash

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

bound up (乙) · person (人) · mummy

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1092

Compound words

久しぶりひさしぶり
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
永久えいきゅう
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
恒久こうきゅう
permanence; perpetuity
持久じきゅう
endurance; persistence
耐久たいきゅう
endurance; persistence
長久ちょうきゅう
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
悠久ゆうきゅう
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
久々ひさびさ
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago)
久しいひさしい
long (time that has passed); old (story)
耐久性たいきゅうせい
durability
お久しぶりおひさしぶり
it's been a long time; long time no see

Stroke Order

3 strokes

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