久: Long Time; Old StoryKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

Words that use the on'yomi (キュウ・ク)

• 永久えいきゅうeternity; permanence
• 恒久こうきゅうpermanence; perpetuity
• 耐久たいきゅうendurance; persistence
• 持久じきゅうendurance; persistence
• 耐久性たいきゅうせいdurability
• 半永久はんえいきゅうsemipermanence
• 悠久ゆうきゅうeternity; perpetuity
• 長久ちょうきゅうpermanence; perpetuity
• 久安きゅうあんKyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)
• 久寿きゅうじゅKyūju era (1154.10.28-1156.4.27)
• 久慈目くじめspotbelly greenling (Hexagrammos agrammus)
• 久懐きゅうかいlong-cherished hope
• 久濶きゅうかつnot having met or contacted someone for a long time; neglect of friends
• 久濶を叙すきゅうかつをじょすto apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)
• 久痾きゅうあpersistent disease
• 久遠くおんeternity
• 久闊きゅうかつnot having met or contacted someone for a long time; neglect of friends
• 久闊を叙するきゅうかつをじょするto apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)
• 久離きゅうりremoval of dissolute sons from the family register (Edo period)
• 元久げんきゅうGenkyū era (1204.2.20-1206.4.27)
• 利久色りきゅういろgreenish gray; greenish grey
• 半永久的はんえいきゅうてきsemipermanent
• 地久節ちきゅうせつEmpress's Birthday (esp. as celebrated prior to WWII)
• 堅忍持久けんにんじきゅうdogged perseverance; untiring patience
• 天地長久てんちちょうきゅうHeaven and earth are eternal
• 天長地久てんちょうちきゅうcoeval with heaven and earth
• 屋久杉やくすぎYakushima cedar (esp. one over 1000 years old)
• 屋久猿やくざるYakushima macaque (Macaca fuscata yakui)
• 屋久鹿やくしかYakushima sika (Cervus nippon yakushimae)
• 延久えんきゅうEnkyū era (1069.4.13-1074.8.23)
• 建久けんきゅうKenkyū era (1190.4.11-1199.4.27)
• 弥久びきゅうextending over a long time

Words that use a kun'yomi

• 久しぶりひさしぶりa long time (since the last time); first in a long time
• お久しぶりおひさしぶりit's been a long time; long time no see
• 久しいひさしいlong (time that has passed); old (story)
• 久し振りひさしぶりa long time (since the last time); first in a long time
• おごる平家は久しからずおごるへいけはひさしからずpride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall
• おごる平家久しからずおごるへいけひさしからずpride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall
• お久おひさit's been a long time; long time no see
• お久し振りおひさしぶりit's been a long time; long time no see
• 久しくひさしくfor a long time; for ages
• 久しぶりにひさしぶりにafter a long time; for the first time in a while
• 久し振りにひさしぶりにafter a long time; for the first time in a while
• 久久ひさびさ(in a) long time; long time (ago)
• 久堅ひさかたsky; moon
• 久方ひさかたsky; moon
• 久方ぶりひさかたぶりlong time (since the last time); first in a long time
• 久方振りひさかたぶりlong time (since the last time); first in a long time
• 久木ひさぎunknown plant species (perhaps Catalpa ovata or Mallotus japonicus)
• 奢る平家は久しからずおごるへいけはひさしからずpride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall
• 奢る平家久しからずおごるへいけひさしからずpride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall
• 年久しくとしひさしくfor many years; anciently
• 幾久しくいくひさしくforever
• 御久しぶりおひさしぶりit's been a long time; long time no see
• 御久し振りおひさしぶりit's been a long time; long time no see

Other readings

• 久々ひさびさ(in a) long time; long time (ago)
• 久留子クルスcross sign
• 久米歌くめうたkumeuta; variety of ancient ballad
• 天邪久あまのじゃくperversity; perverse person
• 屋久種子五葉やくたねごようAmami pine (Pinus amamiana); Yakushima white pine

Showing the 60 most common of 108 words. See them all in the graph.

Kanji that often appear with 久

• 永
• 恒
• 耐
• 平
• 家
• 持
• 振
• 長
• 屋
• 変
• 磁
• 性