永
eternity, long, lengthy
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Vocabulary
エイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 永遠 | エイエン | eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality |
| 永住 | エイジュウ | permanent residence |
| 永続 | エイゾク | permanence; continuation |
| 永代 | エイタイ | permanence; eternity |
| 永久 | エイキュウ | eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3) |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 永い | ながい | long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged |
| 永続き | ながつづき | lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something) |
| 永年 | ながねん | many years; a long time |
| 永らく | ながらく | long; (for a) long time |
| 永々 | ながなが | for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; long-windedly; tediously; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length |
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