久
long time, old story
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
3 / 3
Information
Grade:5
Strokes:3
JLPT:2
Frequency:688
Vocabulary
キュウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恒久 | コウキュウ | permanence; perpetuity |
| 持久 | ジキュウ | endurance; persistence |
| 耐久 | タイキュウ | endurance; persistence |
| 永久 | エイキュウ | eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3) |
| 耐久性 | タイキュウセイ | durability |
ク
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 意久地 | イクジ | self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive; willpower |
| 伊拉久 | イラク | Iraq |
| 久留子 | クルス | cross sign |
| 久遠 | クオン | eternity |
| 淳久堂 | ジュンクドウ | Junkudo (Japanese bookstore chain) |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 久しい | ひさしい | long (time that has passed); old (story) |
| 久しぶり | ひさしぶり | a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see |
| 久々 | ひさびさ | (in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while |
| 馬九行久 | うまくいく | to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations |
| お久しぶり | おひさしぶり | it's been a long time; long time no see |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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anti-
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及
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Grade 8JLPT 1
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eight, eight radical (no. 12)
Grade 1JLPT 5
夕
evening
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入
enter, insert
Grade 1JLPT 5
又
furthermore, on the other hand, or again
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人
person
Grade 1JLPT 5
皮
hide, leather, pelt, skin, skin radical (no. 107)
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冬
winter
Grade 2JLPT 4