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弥久 (びきゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

弥び久きゅう

Meanings

1

noun

extending over a long time; long-lasting

Rare, literary noun describing something that continues or persists for a very long period. Not used in everyday conversation.

弥び久きゅうの時ときを経へて、その伝でん統とうは今いまも続つづいている。
After a long passage of time, that tradition continues even now.

Kanji

弥all the more, increasingly
久long time, old story

Similar words

長ちょう久きゅう
長久 also means long-lasting or eternal, but is more common and can be used in a wider range of contexts, including everyday speech.
悠ゆう久きゅう
悠久 emphasizes eternity or timelessness, often with a poetic or grand nuance, whereas 弥久 focuses on extension over a long duration.

Etymology

The kanji 弥 (extensively, increasingly) and 久 (long time) combine to express a prolonged duration. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is a literary Sino-Japanese compound.