Japanese symbol for “eternity”
永遠
えいえん
Romaji: eien
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
In Japanese, eternity is 永遠, read えいえん (eien).
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
- adj-na, adj-no, n eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “eternity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 永久 | えいきゅう eikyuu | eternity; permanence; perpetuity |
| 無限 | むげん mugen | infinity; infinitude; eternity |
| 千代 | ちよ chiyo | thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages |
| 永久 | とわ towa | eternity; perpetuity; permanence |
| 永世 | えいせい eisei | eternity; perpetuity; immortality |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 永久 | えいきゅう eikyuu | eternity; permanence; perpetuity |
| 永住 | えいじゅう eijuu | permanent residence |
| 永続 | えいぞく eizoku | permanence; continuation |
| 永代 | えいたい eitai | permanence; eternity |
| 半永久 | はんえいきゅう han'eikyuu | semipermanence |
| 遠慮 | えんりょ enryo | reserve; constraint; restraint |
| 遠い | とおい tooi | far; distant; far away |
| 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう bouenkyou | telescope |
See also: Chinese symbol for “eternity”.
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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