永
eternity · long · lengthy
Details
Description
Eternity - forever, everlasting, timeless.
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
Dot + water variant
Cultural Context
Etymology
Shape of river flowing continuously. Water flowing eternally.
Symbolism
Eternity, permanence, unchanging. Represents existence beyond time.
Spiritual Meaning
Represents eternal time, symbolizing spiritual permanence like immortality of soul and perpetuity of Buddhist law.
Anime & Manga
葬送のフリーレン
そうそうのふりーれん
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End(2023)
Story of an elf mage living for eternity
View on Amazon →不滅のあなたへ
ふめつのあなたへ
To Your Eternity(2021)
Depicts the journey of an immortal being
View on Amazon →ヴァンパイア騎士
う゛ぁんぱいあないと
Vampire Knight(2008)
Romance story of vampires living eternally
View on Amazon →Games
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
永世中立
えいせいちゅうりつ
permanent neutrality; permanent neutrality
未来永劫
みらいえいごう
forevermore; for eternity; forevermore
永久不変
えいきゅうふへん
permanence; forever unchanging; permanence
永劫回帰
えいごうかいき
eternal recurrence; eternal return; eternal recurrence
永字八法
えいじはっぽう
Eight Principles of Yong; principles for writing the eight basic brush strokes in Chinese characters; Eight Principles of Yong
永代供養
えいたいくよう
services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul; services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul
永垂不朽
えいすいふきゅう
one's fame or achievements being passed down eternally; one's fame or achievements being passed down eternally
永遠の命
えいえんのいのち
Eternal life; Life that lasts forever