永

eternal; eternity; long; lengthy

5 strokes. Taught in grade 5. Newspaper frequency rank 846.

Readings

• エイ (on reading): 寛永 (かんえい) Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16); 永遠 (えいえん) eternity
• ながい (kun reading): 末永く (すえながく) forever; 日永 (ひなが) long day (esp. of spring)

Components

• 丶
• 水
• 丶 radical dot
• 水 radical water

Kanji containing 永

• 泳 swim
• 詠 recitation
• 咏 recitation
• 怺 endure
• 昶 long day
• 脉 vein (blood, ore)
• 漾 drift
• 樣 Esq.

Words using 永

• 寛永 (かんえい) Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
• 永遠 (えいえん) eternity
• 永禄 (えいろく) Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
• 嘉永 (かえい) Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
• 永久 (えいきゅう) eternity
• 末永く (すえながく) forever
• 日永 (ひなが) long day (esp. of spring)
• 永田町 (ながたちょう) Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
• 永らえる (ながらえる) to have a long life
• 永年間 (ながねんかん) long period of time

118 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists