Level VIII of XX on the frequency path
Frequency rank 928 / 2,608
Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.
More common than 捕 (Catch), less common than 泣 (Cry).
The character looks like flowing water with branches spreading in all directions -- its sweeping, never-ending strokes suggest eternity.
永 is rank 928 of 2,608 in published Japanese.
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