JinmeiyōPre-Level 1
劫

Meaning

Kanji 劫

long ages

long ages, threat

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
おびや.かす
Onyomi 音読み
キョウコウゴウ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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Strokes
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Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji
却 • 法 • 去 • 刧 • 佉 • 丟 • 怯

Related vocabulary

24 common entries

Showing 24 of 24 entries that include this kanji.

脅かす

おびやかす

to intimidate

劫

こう

kalpa (eon, aeon)

劫火

ごうか

world-destroying conflagration

劫盗

ごうとう

robbery

劫罰

ごうばつ

eternal punishment

劫掠

きょうりゃく

pillage

劫臈

こうろう

long time

劫臈を経る

こうろうをへる

to become skilled through years of experience

永劫

えいごう

eternity

億劫

おっくう

troublesome

壊劫

えこう

the kalpa of destruction (the third aeon of the universe)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

その僧は、一劫にも及ぶ修行を語った。

The monk spoke of training that lasted for an entire kalpa.

永劫の別れだと思うと、胸が痛んだ。

My chest ached when I thought this was a separation for eternity.

この石塔は、何劫もの風雪に耐えてきた。

This stone tower has endured wind and snow for countless ages.

その教えは、劫を経ても語り継がれるだろう。

That teaching will likely be passed down even after vast ages have gone by.

仏典には、世界が一劫ごとに移り変わるとある。

Buddhist scriptures say that the world changes with each kalpa.