Kanji details for

 
Uses 3 strokes
Taught in grade 5

Search words that:
- start with 久
- end with 久
- contain 久
long time, old story
KUN:
  • ひさ.しい
    hisa.shii
ON:
  • キュウ
    kyuu
  • ku
Nanori:
  • きゅ
    kyu
  • wa
  • なが
    naga
  • ひさ
    hisa
  • ひさし
    hisashi
Written with 3 strokes
Taught in grade 5
Radicals:
Example words(showing 1-10 of 94 results)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
a long time (since the last time), first in a long time
Other readings:
久し振り【ひさしぶり】

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
eternity, permanence, perpetuity(とわ tends to be more abstract)
noun
2.
Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)(only relevant for えいきゅう)
Other readings:
永久【とこしえ】
永久【とわ】
【とわ】
長しえ【とこしえ】
常しえ【とこしえ】
永え【とこしえ】
【とこしえ】

adjective
long (time that has passed), old (story)

na-adjective, no-adjective, adverb, noun
(in a) long time, long time (ago), while (ago), long ago, long while (ago), (in a) long while
See also:久し振り
Other readings:
久久【ひさびさ】

noun, no-adjective
permanence, perpetuity

noun
endurance, persistence

noun, auxillary suru verb
endurance, persistence

noun
cross sign(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

ひさ
ohisashiburi
expression
it's been a long time, long time no see
Other readings:
お久し振り【おひさしぶり】
御久しぶり【おひさしぶり】
御久し振り【おひさしぶり】
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