永
Eternity
Meanings
Eternity, Long, Lengthy
On'yomi
えい
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
なが.い
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
永 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
永 (Eternity) is taught on WaniKani at level 32 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #846 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.
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