永 — kanji meaning “eternity”
永
eternity, long, lengthy
- Meanings
- eternity, long, lengthy
- On'yomi
- エイ (ei)
- Kun'yomi
- なが.い
- Name readings
- え、と、のり、ひさ、ひさし
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #846 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- yǒng — Chinese character page
Words with 永
| 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 |
| 永久 | とわ towa | eternity; perpetuity; permanence |
| 永世 | えいせい eisei | eternity; perpetuity; immortality |
| 末永く | すえながく suenagaku | forever; everlastingly; for many years to come |
| 永田町 | ながたちょう nagatachou | Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street) |
| 永眠 | えいみん eimin | eternal sleep; eternal rest; passing away |
| 永年 | えいねん einen | many years; a long time |
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