Japanese symbol for “eternally”

尽未来

じんみらい

Romaji: jinmirai

eternally; forever

In Japanese, eternally is 尽未来, read じんみらい (jinmirai).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

n eternally; forever

Kanji and stroke order

尽

exhaust, use up, run out of

on: ジン、サン
kun: つ.きる、つ.くす、つ.かす、-づ.く

6 strokes · JLPT 1

未

un-, not yet, hitherto

on: ミ、ビ
kun: いま.だ、ま.だ、ひつじ

5 strokes · JLPT 2

来

come, due, next

on: ライ、タイ
kun: く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす

7 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “eternally”

Word	Reading	Meaning
常住	じょうじゅう joujuu	always; constantly; eternally
果てし無く	はてしなく hateshinaku	eternally; interminably
何時までも	いつまでも itsumademo	forever; eternally; for good
幾久しく	いくひさしく ikuhisashiku	forever; eternally
末代まで	まつだいまで matsudaimade	forever; eternally; for generations to come

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
尽くす	つくす tsukusu	to use up; to exhaust; to run out of
尽力	じんりょく jinryoku	efforts; exertion; endeavour
尽きる	つきる tsukiru	to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted
理不尽	りふじん rifujin	unreasonable; irrational; outrageous
無尽蔵	むじんぞう mujinzou	inexhaustible supply
尽くし	づくし zukushi	all sorts of; all kinds of
未来	みらい mirai	(distant) future
未遂	みすい misui	failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
出来る	できる dekiru	to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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