永久

See also 永久な

Japanese

Kanji in this term
永	久

Etymology 1

Noun

永久 (hiragana えいきゅう, romaji eikyū, historical hiragana えいきう) (alternative reading hiragana とわ, romaji towa, historical hiragana とは) (alternative reading hiragana とこしえ, romaji tokoshie, historical hiragana とこしへ) (alternative reading hiragana とこしなえ, romaji tokoshinae, historical hiragana とこしなへ)

1. permanence; continuing forever; being timeless; being eternally unchanging; eternity

Synonyms

• 永遠

Etymology 2

Proper noun

永久 (hiragana えいきゅう, romaji Eikyū, historical hiragana えいきう)

1. An era from 1113-7-13 to 1118-4-3, following 天永 and preceding 元永.