久遠(くおん)

くおん
noun
eternity; permanence
1. eternity; permanence; everlastingness
An immeasurably long span of time, or something that lasts forever. Originally a Buddhist term referring to the infinite past or future, now used more broadly in literary and formal contexts.
久遠(くおん)の時(とき)を超(こ)える。
To transcend eternity.
久遠(くおん)の平和(へいわ)を願(ねが)う碑(ひ)が建(た)てられた。
A monument was erected wishing for eternal peace.
この寺(てら)は久遠(くおん)の歴史(れきし)を持(も)ち、何世紀(なんせいき)にもわたって人々(ひとびと)の信仰(しんこう)を集(あつ)めてきた。
This temple has an eternal history and has drawn the faith of people for many centuries.

Composed of 久(く) (long time) and 遠(おん) (distant). Originally a Buddhist term (久遠(くおん)実成(じつじょう) refers to the Buddha's eternal existence), it has expanded into literary and formal Japanese.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 久遠(くおん)の時(とき) (eternal time)
  • 久遠(くおん)の平和(へいわ) (everlasting peace)
  • 久遠(くおん)の歴史(れきし) (eternal history)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 久遠(くおん): eternity (literary, Buddhist origin)
  • 永遠(えいえん): eternity, forever (most common everyday word)
  • 永久(えいきゅう): permanence, perpetuity (formal, often in compounds)
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