Introducing the coolest Japanese phrases, as chosen by the Japanese people themselves.
Get them tattooed, adopt them as your motto, or show them off to everyone!
- 信義(shingi)
- 不屈(fukutsu)
- 覚悟(kakugo)
- 闘志(toshi)
- 飛翔(hisho)
- 黎明(reimei)
- 仁愛(jinai)
- 風雅(fuga)
- 幽玄(yugen)
- 久遠(kuon)
久遠(kuon)
■The Meaning of “久遠(kuon)”
・That which endures forever
・An existence unchanged beyond time
It carries a more solemn and sublime nuance
than what is commonly called “eternity.”
■The Origin of “久遠(kuon)”
Buddhist term.
Long (久) + Distant (遠)
→ “Infinitely long and distant” = Eternity beyond reincarnation
In Buddhist teachings,
it was used to refer to the essential existence, truth, and wisdom of the Buddha
that continues beyond the world of repeated rebirth.
In other words, it conveys a sense of immense scale—an eternity that persists even after all time has ended.
