Japanese

えいえん
Meaning: eternity; forever
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjectival noun

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Handwriting

永
遠

Example sentences

I believed their love would last forever.
彼らは永遠に愛し合うことを誓った。
They swore to love each other forever.
幸福の探求は人間にとって永遠の課題だ。
The quest for happiness is an eternal task for humans.
インドの思想では、魂は永遠に輪廻を繰り返すとされている。
In Indian thought, it is said that the soul repeats the cycle of rebirth forever.
二人は互いに永遠の愛を誓い合った。
The two vowed eternal love to each other.
二人は永遠に愛しあうことを誓った。
The two vowed to love each other forever.
二人は永遠の愛を契った。
The two pledged eternal love.
密教の講義で、先生は法身を永遠の真理として説明した。
In a lecture on esoteric Buddhism, the teacher explained 法身 as eternal truth.
この世は是生滅法であり、永遠に続くものはない。
This world is subject to the law of birth and death; nothing lasts forever.
二人は河山帯礪の誓いを立て、永遠の愛を約束した。
The two made an eternal oath and promised eternal love.

Usage Notes

Describes something that lasts for all time or remains unchanged.

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