noun, takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. eternity, perpetuity, permanence, immortality.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
永遠 えいえん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eternity, long, lengthy
エイ なが.い え (5th, N2)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)
distant, far
とお.い どお エン (2nd, N3)
long kimono
エン オン (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant