# 久 — Long Time

Frequency rank 675 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 船 (Boat), less common than 印 (Seal).

- On’yomi: きゅう
- Kun’yomi: ひさ
- Radical: 丿 Slash (Kangxi 4)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A drop hangs from a person leaning forward -- a single drop of sweat on a person who has been working a long time.

In words:

- 久しぶり ひさしぶり — after a long time
- 久しい ひさしい — long;long-continued;old (story)
- 永久 えいきゅう — eternity,perpetuity,immortality

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