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Kanji Detail for 恒 - "constant, always"

恒

  • Meaning

    恒 means "constant, always."

    1. Constant - Unchanging; fixed; steady.

    2. Always - Perpetually; continuously.

    3. Crescent - A moon shape like a strung bow.

  • Words using 恒

    • 恒例 こうれい Listen established practice; custom
    • 恒久 こうきゅう Listen permanence; perpetuity
    • 恒常 こうじょう Listen constancy; permanence

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    • Verified meaning: constant, always
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こう, ごう, こうき, こうじ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 恒

    Given names 恒(こう)Listen 恒(ごう)Listen 恒(つね)Listen

    Surnames 恒(こうき)Listen 恒(こうじ)Listen 恒(こうしょう)Listen 恒(こうそう)Listen 恒(つねさき)Listen 恒(つねさく)Listen 恒(つねし)Listen 恒(つねじ)Listen 恒(つねつぐ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    constancy; always

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    constant, regular, persistent

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Heng

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    constant, persistent, regular

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tsune(つね) つね

    tsune.ni(つね-に) つね-に

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    constant always bow permanent eternal everlasting perpetual unchanging continual enduring fixed immutable invariable lasting persistent steady timeless

Sentences including 恒

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