えいきゅう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. eternity; permanence; perpetuity
とわ tends to be more abstract
Noun
2. Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
when read as "えいきゅう"
Pitch accent
いきゅう
Used in vocabulary (24 in total)
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
permanence; forever unchanging
semipermanence
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
permanent tooth
retired (uniform) number
permanent edition; timeless edition; collector's version; only issue of non-regularly printed magazine or mook
removing hair permanently
permanent storage (radioactives, data, etc.)
permanent hard water
permanent magnetic field
permanent tissue
permanent employment
permanent voter registration list
permanent disqualification; lifetime disqualification
Examples (17 in total)
I want to live forever.
Have you given up smoking for good and all?
He left Japan for good.