What does kanji 久 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 久 is long time.

How is kanji 久 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 久 are ひさ.しい; the onyomi readings are キュウ, ク.

Which school grade teaches kanji 久?

Kanji 久 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

What is the main radical of kanji 久?

The main radical for kanji 久 is 丿.

What words use kanji 久?

Example words that use kanji 久 include 久し振り, 久しい, 久久, 久しく.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 6

久

Meaning

Kanji 久

long time

long time, old story

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ひさ.しい
Onyomi 音読み: キュウク
Nanori 名乗り: きゅわながひさひさし

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 5
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #688
Strokes: 3
Radical: 丿
Components: 入 • ノ • 久
Kanji Kentei: Level 6
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 109 entries that include this kanji.

久し振り

ひさしぶり

a long time (since the last time)

久しい

ひさしい

long (time that has passed)

久久

ひさびさ

(in a) long time

久しく

ひさしく

for a long time

久しぶりに

ひさしぶりに

after a long time

久安

きゅうあん

Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)

久遠

きゅうえん

eternity

久懐

きゅうかい

long-cherished hope

久堅

ひさかた

sky

久慈目

くじめ

spotbelly greenling (Hexagrammos agrammus)

久寿

きゅうじゅ

Kyūju era (1154.10.28-1156.4.27)

久米歌

くめうた

kumeuta

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼とは久しぶりに会った。

I met him again after a long time.

ここへ来るのは久しぶりです。

It has been a long time since I came here.

その問題は久しく議論されている。

That issue has been debated for a long time.

雨が降らず、川は久しく乾いていた。

Since it had not rained, the river had been dry for a long time.

彼の名はこの町で久しく忘れられていた。

His name had long been forgotten in this town.

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