The kanji 久: meaning, readings and stroke order

久

Meaning: long time
On reading: キュウ kyuu、ク* ku
Kun reading: ひさ（しい） hisashii
Strokes: 3
Radical: 丿 slash
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: lâu (cửu)
Japanese: ながいあいだ。ひさしい。
Korean: 오래 (구)
Chinese: 长久、很久

Readings, words and example sentences

キュウ kyuu · on reading

永えい久きゅう
forever, permanent
永えい久きゅうに残る記録です。
It's a record that will last forever.

ひさ（しい） hisashii · kun reading · less common

久ひさしい
long (in time)
あの友だちとは 久ひさしく 会っていません。
I haven't seen that friend in a long time.

* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.