永 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「水」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「水」
- On
- エイ
- Kun
- なが(い)
- Meaning
- eternal; long
Origin
A river gathering its branches and running on and on; endless continuation — hence "eternal, long."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| エイ | 永続・永久・永遠 |
|---|---|
| ながい | 永い・日永 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
Example
この思い出は永遠に忘れない。
I will never forget this memory.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)