3 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2

long time, old story

Kun'yomi
  • long (time that has passed)
On'yomi
  • キュウ
Nanori
  • きゅ
  • なが
  • ひさ
  • ひさし

Main Radical

丿(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

ひさしい 44.6%
ひさ 44.6%
キュウ 6.5%
4.3%

Character Breakdown

long time, old story
ひさ.しい ひさ キュウ (5th, N2)
wrapping enclosure(勹) variant

Contained In

Common Words

a long time (since the last time)
(in a) long time
eternity ②Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
long (time that has passed)
long time (since the last time)
for a long time
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References

Unicode hex code 4E45
JIS X 0208 1-21-55
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 153
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 47
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3384
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4191
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2121
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 45
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 118
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 647
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1210
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1273
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 582
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 289
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 676
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 641
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1097
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 20
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1025
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a3.7
Four corner code 2780.0
De Roo Code 2562