Quick answer
永 is the kanji for "Long / Lengthy / Eternity". A common reading is なが.い (nagai). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Long / Lengthy / Eternity
Also : Long · Lengthy · Eternity
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 永 represents 'ETERNITY'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of eternity.
On-reading: えい — remember this sound by associating it with eternity. Kun-reading: なが.い.
Example Sentences
永遠に続くものはないと知りながら、幸せな時間を大切にしています。
えいえんにつづくものはないとしりながら、しあわせなじかんをたいせつにしています。
Knowing that nothing lasts forever, I cherish happy moments.
水泳の永久不変の基本は、正しいフォームを維持することです。
すいえいのえいきゅうふへんのきほんは、ただしいふぉーむをいじすることです。
The eternally unchanging basis of swimming is maintaining proper form.
Vocabulary using 永
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