Moto 永: Eternity; Long; LengthyKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- エイ
- Kun'yomi
- なが(い)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 127 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (エイ)
- 永住えいじゅうpermanent residence
- 永遠えいえんeternity; perpetuity
- 永久えいきゅうeternity; permanence
- 永続えいぞくpermanence; continuation
- 永代えいたいpermanence; eternity
- 半永久はんえいきゅうsemipermanence
- 永世えいせいeternity; perpetuity
- 元永げんえいGen'ei era (1118.4.3-1120.4.10)
- 半永久的はんえいきゅうてきsemipermanent
- 取永とりえいEdo-period rice tax (paid using an obsolete Chinese coinage)
- 嘉永かえいKaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
- 大永たいえいTaiei era (1521.8.23-1528.8.20)
- 天永てんえいTen'ei era (1110.7.13-1113.7.13)
- 安永あんえいAn'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)
- 宝永ほうえいHōei era (1704.3.13-1711.4.25)
- 宝永地震ほうえいじしん1707 Hōei earthquake
- 宝永小判ほうえいこばんhōei koban; koban coined during the Hōei period
- 宝永通宝ほうえいつうほうcoin used during the Hōei period (ca. 1708)
- 寛永かんえいKan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
- 寛永通宝かんえいつうほうcopper coin (Edo period)
- 寿永じゅえいJuei era (1182.5.27-1184.4.16)
- 康永こうえいKōei era (of the Northern Court) (1342.4.27-1345.10.21)
- 建永けんえいKen'ei era (1206.4.27-1207.10.25)
- 応永おうえいŌei era (1394.7.5-1428.4.27)
- 文永ぶんえいBun'ei era (1264.2.28-1275.4.25)
- 未来永劫みらいえいごうforevermore; for eternity
- 永万えいまんEiman era (1165.6.5-1166.8.27)
- 永世中立えいせいちゅうりつpermanent neutrality
- 永世中立国えいせいちゅうりつこくpermanently neutral country
- 永久不変えいきゅうふへんpermanence; forever unchanging
- 永久保存えいきゅうほぞんpermanent preservation; permanent repository
- 永久保存版えいきゅうほぞんばんpermanent edition; timeless edition
- 永久保管えいきゅうほかんpermanent storage (radioactives, data, etc.)
- 永久公債えいきゅうこうさいperpetual bond
- 永久凍土えいきゅうとうどpermafrost
- 永久失格えいきゅうしっかくpermanent disqualification; lifetime disqualification
- 永久就職えいきゅうしゅうしょくmarrying to become a housewife; permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
- 永久性えいきゅうせいpermanency
- 永久機関えいきゅうきかんperpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine
- 永久欠番えいきゅうけつばんretired (uniform) number
- 永久歯えいきゅうしpermanent tooth
- 永久硬水えいきゅうこうすいpermanent hard water
- 永久磁場えいきゅうじばpermanent magnetic field
- 永久磁石えいきゅうじしゃくpermanent magnet
- 永久磁石同期電動機えいきゅうじしゃくどうきでんどうきpermanent magnet synchronous motor; PMSM
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 末永くすえながくforever; everlastingly
- 永らくながらくlong; (for a) long time
- 夜永よながlong night (esp. of autumn)
- 日永ひながlong day (esp. of spring)
- 末永いすえながいpermanent; everlasting
- 永いながいlong (distance, length)
- 永いことながいことfor a long time
- 永い事ながいことfor a long time
- 永きながきlong distance; long time
- 永のながのlong; eternal
- 永らえるながらえるto have a long life; to live a long time
Other readings
- 永えいきゅうeternity; permanence
- 永々えいえいforever
- 永ええいきゅうeternity; permanence
- 永久変数えんきゅうへんすうpermanent variable
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