Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 永久(えいきゅう) in Japanese

永久, 常
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
えいきゅう, とこしえ, とわ
Romaji
eikyū, tokoshie, towa
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    eternity; perpetuity; immortality
    Example sentence
    良書は最良の友であり、今日も今後も永久に同じである。 A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    Eikyuu era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
    Example sentence
    彼は永久に日本を離れた。 He left Japan for good.

Examples of 永久, 常, えいきゅう, とこしえ, とわ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

永 JLPT 2

5 strokes

eternity, long, lengthy

On'Yomi: エイ

Kun'Yomi: なが.い

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久 JLPT 2

3 strokes

long time, old story

On'Yomi: キュウ, ク

Kun'Yomi: ひさ.しい

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常 JLPT 3

11 strokes

usual, ordinary, normal, regular

On'Yomi: ジョウ

Kun'Yomi: つね, とこ-

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