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久

Kanji 久: meaning "Long Time, Old Story", readings, stroke order

The kanji 久 means "Long Time, Old Story". On'yomi: キュウ、ク; kun'yomi: ひさしい. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Long Time, Old Story
On'yomi
キュウク· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
ひさしい
Strokes
3
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 久

  • 久しぶり ひさしぶり — it has been a long time; for the first time in a long time
  • 永久 えいきゅう — eternity, perpetuity, immortality
  • 久しい ひさしい — long, long-continued, old (story)

Stroke order · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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