久 Kanji – long time
The Japanese kanji 久 can mean long time, old story.
Meaning and Readings
How is 久 read?
久 has the onyomi readings キュウ, ク and the kunyomi reading ひさしい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kyuu, ku, hisashii.
Common Japanese Words Using 久
These common Japanese words contain 久. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 久留子（クルス） — cross sign
- 久しい（ひさしい） — long (time that has passed), old (story)
- 久しぶり（ひさしぶり） — a long time (since the last time), first in a long time
- 恒久（こうきゅう） — permanence, perpetuity
- 持久（じきゅう） — endurance, persistence
- 耐久（たいきゅう） — endurance, persistence
- 長久（ちょうきゅう） — permanence, perpetuity
- 悠久（ゆうきゅう） — eternal, everlasting, perpetual, immemorial
- 永久（えいきゅう） — eternity, permanence, perpetuity
- 久々（ひさびさ） — (in a) long time, long time (ago), while (ago), long ago, long while (ago), (in a) long while