Japanese symbol for “indefinitely”
何時までも
いつまでも
Romaji: itsumademo
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes
In Japanese, indefinitely is 何時までも, read いつまでも (itsumademo).
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Meanings
- adv forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
Written forms: 何時までも、何時迄も、いつ迄も. Readings: いつまでも.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “indefinitely”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 何時何時までも | いついつまでも itsuitsumademo | indefinitely; for a long time |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 何とか | なんとか nantoka | something; something or other; so-and-so |
| 何で | なんで nande | why?; what for? |
| 何より | なにより naniyori | above anything else; above all; more than anything |
| 何とも | なんとも nantomo | really; very; extremely |
| 何事 | なにごと nanigoto | what; what sort of thing |
| 何と | なんと nanto | what; how |
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
See also: Chinese symbol for “indefinitely”.
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.