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久

long time
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingキュウ、ク
Kun readingひさ.しい
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. long timeRtK
  2. old story
  1. long (time that has passed)
  2. old (story)

Popular Usage

久しぶり永久

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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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
久堅ひさかた
sky
久痾きゅうあ
persistent disease
久闊きゅうかつ
not having met or contacted someone for a long time
久濶きゅうかつ
not having met or contacted someone for a long time
弥久びきゅう
extending over a long time
伊拉久イラク
Iraq
意久地いくじ
self-respect
永久歯えいきゅうし
permanent tooth
永久性えいきゅうせい
permanency
久しくひさしく
for a long time
久慈目くじめ
spotbelly greenling (Hexagrammos agrammus)
久留子クルス
cross sign
恒久化こうきゅうか
making permanent

Additional Examples

彼は久しぶりに学校に来た。
He came to school after a long absence.tatoeba
彼は久しぶりに家に帰った。
He returned home after a long absence.tatoeba
彼は家の耐久性を買う前に調べた。
He checked the durability of the house before buying it.tatoeba
彼は永久に日本を離れた。
He left Japan for good.tatoeba

Stroke Order

3 strokes

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