久遠 - Eternity -

Japanese is known as one of the most difficult languages in the world.
However, because of this, it has a wide range of expressions, and there are many "beautiful Japanese" from ancient to modern words.
Here, we would like to introduce some of the "Beautiful Japanese" selected by the KUDEN team as "Beautiful Letters."

The shape of the letters is of course beautiful, but if you know the meaning, you can feel the depth of the beauty even more.
We hope you enjoy learning Japanese language not often listed in textbooks.


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Today's Beautiful Japanese

久遠

Eternity

Read : kuon

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[ Meaning ]

An infinitely long period of time.
The far past or the far future in terms of the here and now.

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The word "久遠" means "forever and ever."
"久" means long time, and "遠" means far away.
In other words, "久遠" refers to an eternity of time with no beginning and no end.

For Japanese people, "久遠" is a concept that represents the fundamental time of the universe and the fundamental time of life.
It is also connected to Buddhist teachings, suggesting the cycle of life and the positioning of the self within the flow of time.