悠久

Japanese JLPT N1 Vocabulary Japanese ★★ 2/5 formal ゆうきゅうyukyu
読み ゆうきゅう
ローマ字 yukyu
漢字の分解 悠 (you) — calm, distant, long, leisurely; 久 (kyu/hisa) — long, enduring, permanent
発音 /jɯː.kʲɯː/

意味

Eternity; timelessness; enduring permanence. The quality of lasting through vast stretches of time with serene, unhurried continuity.

悠久 describes time as boundless and calm — distinct from 永遠 (eternal, endless) by its emphasis on peaceful, unhurried continuity rather than mere duration. Often used in literary and philosophical contexts to contrast human transience against the permanence of nature, history, or cosmic time: 悠久の大自然 (the timeless grandeur of nature), 悠久の歴史 (history stretching into immensity). Common in elevated prose, temple inscriptions, and ceremonial speech.

例文

  1. 悠久の時の流れに比べれば、人の一生などほんの一瞬に過ぎない。
  2. ヒマラヤの峰々は悠久の歴史を抱え、無言のまま立ち続けている。
  3. この神社は悠久の昔から、人々の祈りを受け続けてきた聖地だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, philosophy, nature writing, religion

トーン: poetic

起源と歴史

Compound of 悠 (calm, distant, long) + 久 (long-lasting, enduring). Both characters independently convey extended duration, making their combination doubly emphatic of unhurried, timeless continuation.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient–Modern

世代: Adults (literary)

社会的背景: Literary/Cultural

関連フレーズ

年度 Fiscal year; academic year; official year. A defined annual period used for administrative, educational, or financial purposes, often not aligned with the calendar year. 昭和 The Shōwa era; the imperial reign period of Emperor Hirohito, spanning 1926 to 1989. One of the longest and most historically eventful eras in Japanese history. 歴史的 Historic; historical. Describes something of great historical significance, or something related to history in general. 元号 Era name; the official name given to a reign period in the Japanese imperial system. Japan currently uses the era Reiwa, which began in 2019. 干支 The Chinese zodiac; the traditional sexagenary cycle combining the ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches. Also used colloquially to refer to one's zodiac animal sign. 年号 Era name; Japanese era designation. An official name given to a reign period in the traditional Japanese calendar system. 年度末 End of the fiscal year or academic year; year-end in the Japanese administrative calendar. Typically refers to late March. 戦前 Pre-war; the period before a war. In Japanese, typically refers to Japan before World War II, particularly before 1937 or 1941.
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