永遠

えいえん

Eternity, forever

N3noun·eien

How to remember it

永 (long) + 遠 (far) — stretching long and far into endless distance: eternity.

Example sentences

  • 永遠の愛を誓う。

    えいえんのあいをちかう。

    To pledge eternal love.

  • この瞬間が永遠に続けばいいのに。

    このしゅんかんがえいえんにつづけばいいのに。

    I wish this moment would last forever.

Usage

No-mi noun; adverbial 永遠に (forever) common; more poetic/abstract than 永久.

Related words

永久永遠に永い永遠の

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