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久
On'yomi
キュウ・ク
KYUU / KU
Kun'yomi
ひさ.しい
hisashii
long time · old story
Details
Strokes3
Frequency#688
Radical丿slash(1)
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Strokes3
Cultural Context
Etymology
Shape of person holding staff. Long time.
Symbolism
Eternity, long time, long term. Represents long time.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Flow of time
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
天長地久
てんちょうちきゅう
coeval with heaven and earth; coeval with heaven and earth
武運長久
ぶうんちょうきゅう
continued luck in the fortunes of war; continued luck in the fortunes of war
永久不変
えいきゅうふへん
permanence; forever unchanging; permanence
天地長久
てんちちょうきゅう
heaven and earth are eternal; heaven and earth are eternal
久しぶり
ひさしぶり
Long time no see; After a long absence
Poetry
和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
嘆きつつ ひとり寝る夜の 明くるまは いかに久しき ものとかは知る
Poem #53 from Hyakunin Isshu
右大将道綱母Udaishō Michitsuna no Haha
10th century和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
滝の音は 絶えて久しく なりぬれど 名こそ流れて なほ聞こえけれ
Poem #55 from Hyakunin Isshu
大納言公任Dainagon Kintō
11th century和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
わたの原 こぎ出でてみれば 久方の 雲ゐにまがふ 冲つ白波
Poem #76 from Hyakunin Isshu
法性寺入道前関白太政大臣法性寺入道前関白太政大臣
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