#永

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by Nathan Lichter

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A somewhat unusual name with a character I really like. 永盛 is usually read Nagamori, sometimes Eimori.

永 is a fun character to write; in fact, it's often used as a model in Chinese calligraphy because it showcases so many different brushstrokes. It means eternity, long, or lengthy (for long lengths of time, not distance or physical objects; those use 長). It’s read なが.い or エイ.

盛 is new to this blog! It means to prosper, boom, or copulate. It's read も.る, さか.る, さか.ん, セイ, or ジョウ.

Read も.る, it means to serve (in/on a dish) or pile food into/onto a bowl, plate, etc., which makes sense because it's made up of 成 (to be(come)) and 皿 (plate). Also handy: as も.り, it describes portion sizes, which vary by restaurant but here are some common ones:

大盛 (おおもり) big portion

並盛(なみもり) normal portion

中盛 (ちゅうもり) medium portion

小盛 (こもり or しょうもり) small portion

特盛 (とくもり) extra-special big portion

山盛 (やまもり) heaping (mountain-size) portion

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8 Japanese words starting with 永 (例文付き)

8 Japanese words starting with 永 (例文付き)

8 Japanese words starting with 永 (例文付き) １．永久                            えいきゅう　                  eternity; permanence 人は永久に生きつづけることはできない。 ひと　は　えいきゅう　に　いき　つづける　ことは　できない。 Man cannot live forever. 私は永久に生きたいのです。 わたし　は　えいきゅう　に　いきたい　のです。 I want to live forever. ２．永遠                            えいえん                            Forever, permanence 二人の恋は永遠です。 ふたり　の　こい　は　えいえんです。 Their love is…

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西永彩奈

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[daily-hyosatsu]

末永 Suenaga, occasionally Matsue, or potentially Suinaga, Sue, Matsunaga, or Matsuei.

末 is new to this blog! It often means end, but can also mean close, tip, powder, or posterity. It can be read すえ, うら, うれ,: マツ, or バツ. Key vocab: 週末 (しゅうまつ)・月末 (げつまつ) end of the week/month; 端末 (たんまつ) terminal (usually computer, tablet, e-reader, etc).

Also, I hate to have to do this to you, but be careful not to confuse 末with 未. Yeah, I know. It's about the horizontal lines: 末 (today's character) has a long line on top and a short one on the bottom; 未 (meaning not yet, hitherto, still, even now—depending on whether it's used in a positive or negative context) has a short one on top and a long one on the bottom.

And 永, as we covered the other day, means eternity, long, or lengthy. It’s used for long lengths of time, not distance or physical objects. It’s read なが.い or エイ.

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