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永

Eternity
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingエイ
Kun readingなが.い
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5Level 32

Meanings

  1. eternityRtK
  2. lengthy
  3. long
  1. head
  2. chief
  3. leader
  4. elder
  5. merit

Popular Usage

永遠永久

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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drop (丶) · water (水)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 139

Compound words

永遠えいえん
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
永久えいきゅう
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
永住えいじゅう
permanent residence
永続えいぞく
permanence; continuation
永代えいたい
permanence; eternity
永訣えいけつ
last farewell
永劫えいごう
eternity
永寿えいじゅ
long life
永世えいせい
eternity
永逝えいせい
death
永年ながねん
many years, long years
永別えいべつ
last farewell
永眠えいみん
eternal sleep
永牢えいろう
life imprisonment
永祚えいそ
Eiso era (989.8.8-990.11.7)
永楽銭えいらくせん
Chinese coinage produced during the reign of the Yongle Emperor (used in Japan from the Muromachi period to the early Edo period)
永久歯えいきゅうし
permanent tooth
永久性えいきゅうせい
permanency
永子作えいこさく
perpetual land lease
永住権えいじゅうけん
(right of) permanent residence
永住者えいじゅうしゃ
permanent resident
永小作えいこさく
perpetual land lease
永続性えいぞくせい
persistent
永久脱毛えいきゅうだつもう
removing hair permanently

On Reading Examples

その画家は、いわば永遠の少年だ。えいえん
The artist is eternally a boy.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は彼女に永遠の別れを告げた。
He bade her adieu forever.tatoeba
彼は永久に日本を離れた。
He left Japan for good.tatoeba
彼は永久に国を離れるそうだ。
He says he is leaving the country for good.tatoeba
彼は永久にさよならを言った。
He said good-bye for good.tatoeba

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Eternal. 水 (water) with a dot on top — a river flowing without end. 永遠 — eternity.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 永

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step