恒久

See also: 恆久

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 恒久 – see 恆久 (“constant; persistent; long-lasting”). (This term is the simplified and variant traditional form of 恆久).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
恒	久
こう Grade: S	きゅう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
恆久 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーきゅう [kòókyúú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːkʲɨː]

Noun

恒(こう)久(きゅう) • (kōkyū) 

1. permanence, permanency, perpetuity
   • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":

     イスラエルも恒久(こうきゅう)平和(へいわ)を進(すす)めるべく大胆(だいたん)に行動(こうどう)せねばならない。

     Isuraeru mo kōkyū heiwa o susumeru beku daitan ni kōdō seneba naranai.

     Israel too must act boldly to advance a lasting peace.

Antonyms

• 暫定(ざんてい) (zantei, “temporariness”)

References

• “恒久”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026