01
永遠
えいえん
eternity
Meanings
- eternity
- long
- lengthy
Readings
Onyomi
- エイ
Kunyomi
- なが.い
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Useful words
02
永久
えいきゅう
perpetuity
03
永住
えいじゅう
permanent residence
04
永続
えいぞく
permanence
05
永眠
えいみん
passing away
06
永い
ながい
long time
Compare Kanji
01久Meaning92%long time, old storyEternity and long duration are close enough to reinforce each other strongly.02長Meaning86%long, leaderLong in space or time points toward the same stretched feeling.03遠Meaning78%distant, farFar distance gives a spatial cousin to endless time.04続Meaning76%continue, seriesContinuing keeps the sense of something stretching onward.05水Shape70%waterThe flowing stroke pattern resembles water, but this one carries time instead.06氷Shape68%icicle, iceIce adds one extra dot to the water-like skeleton, a small visual trap.