Japanese symbol for “permafrost”
永久凍土
えいきゅうとうど
Romaji: eikyuutoudo
permafrost
In Japanese, permafrost is 永久凍土, read えいきゅうとうど (eikyuutoudo).
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Meanings
- n permafrost
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 永遠 | えいえん eien | eternity; perpetuity; permanence |
| 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 |
| 久しぶり | ひさしぶり hisashiburi | a long time (since the last time); first in a long time |
| 久々 | ひさびさ hisabisa | (in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago) |
| 凍結 | とうけつ touketsu | freezing (e.g. water) |
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land; lot; soil |
See also: Chinese symbol for “permafrost”.
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.