Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N2

688 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 3

Meaning: long time, old story

Kunyomi: ひさ.しい

Onyomi: キュウ

Composition: 𠂊

Radical

Radical: 丿

Reading:

Meaning: slash

Strokes: 1

丿

Examples

Examples with audio

(えいきゅう)   eternity, perpetuity, immortality

(ゆうきゅう)   eternity, perpetuity, permanence

(こうきゅう)   permanent, perpetuity

性(たいきゅうせい)   durability

力(じきゅうりょく)   stamina, tenacity

遠(くおん)   eternity

しい(ひさしい)   long, long-continued

しぶり(ひさしぶり)   after a long time

々(ひさびさ)   after a long time

Onyomi Examples

旧痾 キュウア persistent disease

キュウアン Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)

コウキュウ permanence, perpetuity

タイキュウ endurance, persistence

留子 クルス cross sign

クオン eternity

天邪鬼 アマノジャク perversity, perverse person, contrary person, contrarian, antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore, demon under the feet of temple guardian statues

Kunyomi Examples

しい ひさしい long (time that has passed), old (story)