永

永 (radical 85, 水+1, 5 strokes, cangjie input 戈弓水 (INE), four-corner 3023₂, composition ⿱丶⿲㇇𠃌⿺乀丿)

• 泳 昹 脉 𠰦

• KangXi: page 603, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17088
• Dae Jaweon: page 996, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 1546, character 3
• Unihan data for U+6C38

永

1. perpetual; eternal; permanent; forever
2. long (space or time)
3. 53rd tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "eternity" (𝌺)
4. A surname​.

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. eternity
2. long
3. lengthy

• Go-on: よう (yō)^{←やう (yau, historical)←ゐやう (wyau, ancient)}
• Kan-on: えい (ei, Jōyō)^{←えい (ei, historical)←ゑい (wei, ancient)}
• Kun: ながい (nagai, 永い, Jōyō); とこしえ (tokoshie, 永)
• Nanori: え (e); と (to); のり (nori); ひさ (hisa); ひさし (hisashi); のえ (noe)

• 久

1. Source: EDICT and KANJIDIC files licensed by the Electronic Dictionaries Research Group.

From Middle Chinese 永 (MC ɦˠwiæŋ^X).

The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) え​ー [éꜜè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [e̞ː]

永 (hiragana えい, rōmaji ei)

1. long (time)
2. perpetual; eternal

永 (hiragana えい, rōmaji ei)

1. (historical) Abbreviation of 永楽銭 (eirakusen).
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From Middle Chinese 永 (MC ɦˠwiæŋ^X).

The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.

• On’yomi: Goon
  • IPA^(key): [jo̞ː]

永 (hiragana よう, rōmaji yō, historical hiragana やう)

1. (rare) Synonym of 永 (ei, “long (time), eternal”)

永 • (yeong) (hangeul 영, revised yeong, McCune–Reischauer yŏng, Yale yeng)

1. long, deep, forever

• Naver Hanja Dictionary: 永

永 (vĩnh)

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