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永遠

えいえん

eternity

Mnemonic

A river that keeps on running and a road that keeps on going. Aye えい, and again えん, and no end to either of them. Peace is that kind of subject: えいえん.

Built from

eternity, long
水 water with one more stroke on the top of it, a river that keeps on running. Long, and from there forever.
far
辶 the road radical with a long stretch of it drawn out below. Far enough that you think twice.

Words sharing these kanji

reserve, refraining far (away)

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