とこしえ

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
常しえ
長しえ
永久しえ
永久

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Japanese とこしへ, from とこし (tokoshi, endless) +‎ (へ, he).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “unrelated to いにしえ acc. to[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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とこしえ (tokoshieとこしへ (tokosife)?-na (adnominal とこしえ (tokoshie na na), adverbial とこしえ (tokoshie ni ni))

  1. eternal, permanent

Inflection

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Noun

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とこしえ (tokoshieとこしへ (tokosife)?

  1. eternity, permanence

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN