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永代 (えいたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

永えい代たい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

permanence; eternity

Refers to something lasting forever or for a very long time, often used in formal or legal contexts such as 永代供養 (perpetual memorial services).

この寺じ院いんでは永えい代たい供く養ようを行おこなっている。
This temple offers perpetual memorial services.
永えい代たいにわたっ

て

この

土と

地ち

を

守まも

り

たい

。

I want to protect this land for eternity.

Kanji

永eternity, long, lengthy
代substitute, change, convert

Similar words

永えい遠えん
永遠 is the more common word for 'eternity' in everyday and abstract contexts. 永代 is more formal and often used in legal, religious, or historical phrases.

Etymology

Compound of 永 (long, eternal) and 代 (age, generation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of lasting across generations.