noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
Refers to an endless or infinite duration, often used in abstract, philosophical, or emotional contexts. Can function as a noun, no-adjective, or na-adjective.
永遠の愛を誓います。
I vow eternal love.
I wish this moment would last forever.
It is impossible to live forever.
I thought their friendship would last forever.
I will never forget that day, ever.
That night, she said her final, eternal farewell to her family.
永遠 is the standard modern word for 'eternity', while 千代 is a poetic, classical term evoking the same idea.
永遠 is the standard modern word for eternity, while 八千代 is a poetic, classical term used mainly in wishes for long life or traditional verse.
永遠 is the common, everyday word for 'eternity', while 長久 is a more formal, literary term for lasting a very long time.
永遠 means 'eternity' or 'forever' in a direct, abstract sense, while 万年 literally means 'ten thousand years' and is often used proverbially or as a compound-forming prefix.
永遠 is the general word for 'eternity' or 'forever', while 不朽 specifically praises fame or achievements that never fade.
永遠 is a solemn, literary word for 'eternity', while エンドレス is a light, everyday word for something that just seems to keep going without stopping.
永遠 is the everyday word for 'eternity,' whereas 千歳 evokes eternity specifically through the image of a very long, countable span of years.
永遠 focuses on endlessness in time ('eternal'), whereas 果てしない more often describes endlessness in space or effort as well as time.
永遠 means 'eternity, forever' in a timeless sense, while 延々 describes a concrete stretch of time or action that just keeps going.
永遠 specifically means 'eternal' with a focus on time never ending, whereas 限りない is broader and can describe quantity or degree as well as time.
不変 highlights the quality of not changing, whereas 永遠 highlights endless duration of time itself.