JLPT N2 · 3 strokes
Kanji 久: "long time, old story"
The kanji 久 means "long time, old story". It is written with 3 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read キュウ, ク in on'yomi and ひさ.しい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キュウク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひさ.しい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | long time, old story |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 3 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 688 of 2,501 |
Common words with 久
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 久しぶりa long time (since the last time); first in a long time · it's been a long time; long time no see
- 久しぶりにaprès longtemps, cela faisait longtemps
- お久しぶりça fait longtemps, ça faisait un bail
- 久々après longtemps, ça fait un moment
- 久しいlong (time that has passed); old (story)
- 永久eternity; permanence; perpetuity · Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
- 耐久endurance; persistence
- 耐久力durability; persistence; stamina; endurance
- 久方ぶりlong time (since the last time); first in a long time
- 悠久eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
- 耐久性durability
- 持久力stamina; tenacity
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