永 – vocab dash

Keyword

eternity

long
lengthy

Frequency: #846
Strokes: 5
Grade: 5
JLPT (old): N2
Heisig: 139

Readings

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Mnemonic

A single droplet falls into water, and one long ripple spreads out and out, rolling on and on toward eternity.

Stroke order

Composed of

丶droplet 一one 水water

Used in kanji

泳swim 詠compose a poem 咏composing 怺endure 昶long day 脉vein (blood, ore)漾drift 樣-sama [old]

Used in vocabulary

永ながい

long (time); protracted; prolonged

I-adjective

永えい遠えん

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

Noun

永なが年ねん

many years; a long time

Noun

永えい久きゅう

eternity; permanence; perpetuity

Noun

永えい住じゅう

permanent residence

Noun

永ながらく

long; (for a) long time

Adverb

永えい続ぞく

permanence; continuation

Noun

永なが

long

Prefix

永久とわ

eternity; perpetuity; permanence

Noun

永ながき

long distance; long time

Noun

永えい代たい

permanence; eternity

Noun

末すえ永ながく

forever; everlastingly; for many years to come; ever

Adverb

永なが田た町ちょう

Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)

Noun

永えい眠みん

eternal sleep; eternal rest; passing away; death

Noun

永えい世せい

eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence; lifetime title holder (in shogi, go, etc.)

Noun

半はん永えい久きゅう

semipermanence

Noun

永えい年ねん

many years; a long time

Noun

未み来らい永えい劫ごう

forevermore; for eternity

Noun

寛かん永えい

Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)

Noun

永えい劫ごう

eternity; perpetuity

Noun

夜よ永なが

long night (esp. of autumn)

Noun

安あん永えい

An'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)

Noun

永とこしえ

eternity

Noun

宝ほう永えい

Hōei era (1704.3.13-1711.4.25)

Noun