永 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「水」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「水」
- On
- エイえい · ei
- Kun
- なが(い)naga(i)
- Meaning
- eternal; long
Stroke order
Origin
A river gathering its branches and running on and on; endless continuation — hence "eternal, long."
Readings and examples
| Onエイえいei | 永続えいぞく永久えいきゅう永遠えいえん |
|---|---|
| Kunながいnagai | 永いながい日永ひなが Compare: 長い |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 永遠えいえん
eternity
- 永住えいじゅう
permanent residence
- 永久えいきゅう
- 永劫えいごう
- 永日えいじつ
Example
この思い出は永く消えない。
This memory will not fade for a long time.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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