久遠

See also: 久远

Chinese

(long) time; (long) duration of time far; distant; remote
trad. (久遠)
simp. (久远)

Pronunciation


Adjective

久遠

  1. a long time ago; far back

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
おん
Grade: 2

Alternative forms

  • 久遠の (kuon no): of or relating to eternity, eternal

Etymology 1

From ku (, of long duration, longstanding, lasting a long time) + on (, distant (in time), far-off, remote).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(おん) (kuon) くをん (kwon)?

  1. eternity

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
きゅう
Grade: 5
えん
Grade: 2

From kyū (, of long duration, longstanding, lasting a long time) + en (, distant (in time), far-off, remote).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きゅうえん [kyùúéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲɨᵝːẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(きゅう)(えん) (kyūen) きうゑん (kiwen)?

  1. eternity

Usage notes

  • kuon is more commonly used than kyūen

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

References

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