Japanese Word Entry
永らえる| Kana: | ながらえる |
| Romaji: | nagaraeru |
| Definition: | to have a long life, to live a long time |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 永 | eternity, long, lengthy, perpetual, eternal, forever |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄩㄥˇ (yǒng) |
| Cantonese: | wing5 |
| Japanese: | エイ (ei)、 ヨウ (you) / なが.い (nagai)、 とこしえに (tokoshieni) |
| Korean: | 영 (yeong) |
| Vietnamese: | vĩnh, vắng |
| 長 | long, leader, superior, senior, length, excel in, Kangxi radical 168 |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄔㄤˊ (cháng), ㄓㄤˇ (zhǎng), ㄓㄤˋ (zhàng) |
| Cantonese: | coeng4 |
| Japanese: | チョウ (chou) / なが.い (nagai)、 おさ (osa)、 たける (takeru) |
| Korean: | 장 (jang) |
| Vietnamese: | trường, trưởng, trướng |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 长 |
| 存 | exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel, live, be, survive, remain |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄘㄨㄣˊ (cún) |
| Cantonese: | cyun4 |
| Japanese: | ソン (son)、 ゾン (zon) / ながら.える (nagaraeru)、 あ.る (aru)、 たも.つ (tamotsu)、 と.う (tou) |
| Korean: | 존 (jon) |
| Vietnamese: | tồn |