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Japanese symbol for “permanence”

Romaji: eien
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

In Japanese, permanence is , read (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

  1. adj-na, adj-no, n eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

Kanji and stroke order

eternity, long, lengthy
on: エイ
kun: なが.い
5 strokes · JLPT 2
distant, far
on: エン、オン
kun: とお.い
13 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “permanence”

WordReadingMeaning
こうきゅう koukyuupermanence; perpetuity
えいきゅう eikyuueternity; permanence; perpetuity
えいぞく eizokupermanence; continuation
えいたい eitaipermanence; eternity
ちょうきゅう choukyuupermanence; perpetuity

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
えいきゅう eikyuueternity; permanence; perpetuity
えいじゅう eijuupermanent residence
えいぞく eizokupermanence; continuation
えいたい eitaipermanence; eternity
はんえいきゅう han'eikyuusemipermanence
えんりょ enryoreserve; constraint; restraint
とおい tooifar; distant; far away
ぼうえんきょう bouenkyoutelescope

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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