久
- Kanji
- 久
- Level
- N3
- Meaning
- long time, old story
- On'yomi
- キュウ, ク
- Kun'yomi
- ひさ.しい
- Strokes
- 3
- Common compounds
久しぶり (ひさしぶり) long time no see 永久 (えいきゅう) eternity 恒久 (こうきゅう) permanence
- Memory hook
This character looks like a person (人) with a long (丿) tail (丶), signifying a long time.