未来永劫(みらいえいごう)

みらいえいごう
noun, adverb
forever; for all eternity
formaltime-generalidiom
1. forever; for all eternity; for ever and ever
Without end, for all time to come. A four-character compound (yojijukugo) from Buddhist vocabulary, used for emphasis, often with a negative or a strong promise.
未来永劫(みらいえいごう)続(つづ)く。
It will go on forever.
この恩(おん)は未来永劫(みらいえいごう)忘(わす)れない。
I will never, ever forget this kindness.
今(いま)の制度(せいど)が未来永劫(みらいえいごう)変(か)わらないと考(かんが)えるのは甘(あま)い。
It's naive to think the current system will stay the same forever.

Etymology

未来(みらい) (the future) + 永劫(えいごう) (an endless span of time, a Buddhist term).

Usage

Emphatic and somewhat formal. Used as an adverb on its own (未来永劫(みらいえいごう)続(つづ)く) or with に. Common in promises and in denials: 未来永劫(みらいえいごう)許(ゆる)さない (I will never forgive it).

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Related Words

Compare: 永遠(えいえん)に (forever)
Compare: 永久(えいきゅう)に (permanently)
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