Kanji 久

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Radical: (4)
Strokes: 3
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On:
キュウ、ク
kyuu, ku
Kun:
ひさ.しい
hisa.shii
Reading in names:
きゅ、わ、なが、ひさ、ひさし
kyu, wa, naga, hisa, hisashi
Meanings:
long time, old story
долгий
довгий час
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Phonetic: (キュウ)
Kanji shape: idc
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Examples

久々
ひさびさ
hisabisa
after a long time
after a long time
久しい
ひさしい
hisashii
долгий; продолжительный
long, long-continued
long, long-continued
久しぶり
ひさしぶり
hisashiburi
after a long time
after a long time
久遠
くおん
kuon
вечность
eternity
eternity
恒久
こうきゅう
kookyuu
permanent, perpetuity
permanent, perpetuity
悠久
ゆうきゅう
yuukyuu
eternity, perpetuity, permanence
eternity, perpetuity, permanence
持久力
じきゅうりょく
jikyuuryoku
stamina, tenacity
stamina, tenacity
永久
えいきゅう
eikyuu
eternity, perpetuity, immortality
eternity, perpetuity, immortality
耐久性
たいきゅうせい
taikyuusei
durability
durability

Reading in other languages

Korean:
Korean (latin): gu
Pinyin: jiu3
Vietnam: Cửu

Encoding

BIG5: A4 5B
DECIMAL: 20037
HEX: 4E45
JIS_LEVEL: 1
MINKUTEN: 1-21-55
UTF16: 4E45
UTF8: E4 B9 85

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Gakken Kanji Dictionary ("A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage"): 591
Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki; White Rabbit Press): 289
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Kanji & Kana (Spahn & Hadamitzky): 1273
Kanji & Kana (Spahn & Hadamitzky, 2 edition): 1210
Kanji Learners Dictionary (Jack Halpern, 1999): 2121
Kanji Learners Dictionary (Jack Halpern, 2 edition, 2013): 2867
Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono): 1097
Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide: 20
Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern, 2013): 4191
Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette): 1025
Morohashi Daikanwajiten (Volume 1, page 0340): 118
New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern, 1990): 3384
Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig): 1016
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The Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Andrew Nelson): 153
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