# 永 — Eternity

Frequency rank 928 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 捕 (Catch), less common than 泣 (Cry).

- On’yomi: えい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

The character looks like flowing water with branches spreading in all directions -- its sweeping, never-ending strokes suggest eternity.

In words:

- 永い ながい — long,lengthy
- 永遠 えいえん — eternity,perpetuity,immortality,permanence
- 永久 えいきゅう — eternity,perpetuity,immortality

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