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Kanji Detail for 久 - "long time, old"

  • Meaning

    久 means "long time, old." Also associated with lasting.

    1. Long time - Extended duration; lengthy period.

    2. Lasting - Enduring through time; permanent.

    3. Old - From long ago; of long standing.

  • Words using

    • 久しぶり ひさしぶり Listen a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time
    • 久々 ひさびさ Listen (in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago)
    • 永久 えいきゅう Listen eternity; permanence; perpetuity
    • 恒久 こうきゅう Listen permanence; perpetuity
    • 耐久 たいきゅう Listen endurance; persistence
    • 持久 じきゅう Listen endurance; persistence
    • 耐久性 たいきゅうせい Listen durability
    • 久しい ひさしい Listen long (time that has passed); old (story)
  • Four-character idioms with

    • 天地長久 てんちちょうきゅう Listen heaven and earth are eternal
    • 天長地久 てんちょうちきゅう Listen coeval with heaven and earth
    • 武運長久 ぶうんちょうきゅう Listen everlasting fortune in battle; continued luck in war
    • 永久不変 えいきゅうふへん Listen permanence; forever unchanging
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    • Verified meaning: long time, old
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きゅう, きゆう, きゅうざき, きゅうじ)
    • Also carries these associations: lasting

    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

    Given names (きゅう)Listen (ひさ)Listen (ひさし)Listen

    Surnames (きゆう)Listen (きゅうざき)Listen (きゅうじ)Listen (くま)Listen (とくお)Listen (とくなが)Listen (はるじ)Listen (ひさかつ)Listen (ひさじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    long time; old story

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    long time (ago); time passage, grow late

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (of a period of time) long

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    long ago; a long time

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Opposite of temporary. Meaning a long duration of time has passed. Such as 久慕 (long admired), 久仰 (long respected).
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
  • Related Keywords

Sentences including

  • I regret to say he's gone for good.

  • Have you given up smoking for good and all?

  • We all wish for permanent world peace.

  • I have not seen him for a long time.

  • I visited the town for the first time in a long time.

  • Has bob left the company for good this time?

  • I haven't seen you for a long time.

  • I haven't seen him for a long time.

  • It's such a long time since he left school.

  • He will leave here for good.

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