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末永い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
すえ
Grade: 4
なが
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
末長い

Etymology

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Attested from at least the 20th century. Apparently a back-formation of すえながく (suenagaku, for a long time; forever).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(すえ)(なが) (suenagai-i (adverbial (すえ)(なが) (suenagaku))

  1. permanent, everlasting, very long time from now
    末永(すえなが)(しあわ)せに
    suenagai o shiawase ni
    to many years of happiness
    • 1987 May 7, “‘Shinsen’ dōshi de shimai engami: Tōkyo Shibuya no machi to Saitama no mura, shinzen mezasu [‘Shinsen’ region sisterhood: A neighborhood in Shibuya, Tokyo and a village in Saitama pledge goodwill]”, in Yomiuri Shimbun, page 22:
      調(ちょう)(いん)(しき)(ぬく)()(そん)(ちょう)が「たっぷりとおいしい(くう)()(あじ)わって」と()びかけると、長谷(はせ)(がわ)(かい)(ちょう)は「(すえ)(なが)おつきあいをお(ねが)いしたい」と(こた)えた。
      Chōin shiki de Nukui sonchō ga “Tappuri to oishī kūki o ajiwatte” to yobikakeru to, Hasegawa kaichō wa “Suenagai otsukiai o onegai shitai” to kotaeta.
      At the signing ceremony Mayor Nukui called for “savoring the favorable atmosphere”, to which Chairman Hasegawa replied, “I hope for a lasting association.”
    • 1996, Kengaku Mineko, “Rabo repōto: Harvard Medical School [Lab report: Harvard Medical School]”, in Jikken igaku, page 97:
      (ゆう)(しゅう)(けん)(きゅう)(しゃ)(すえ)(なが)(にん)(げん)(かん)(けい)(きず)くためには,(すぐ)れた()(どう)(しゃ)による,アクティブで(ふん)()()のよいラボを(えら)ぶべきである.
      Yūshū na kenkyūsha to suenagai ningen kankei o kizuku tame ni wa, sugureta shidōsha ni yoru, akutibu de fun'iki no yoi rabo o erabu-beki de aru
      In order to build enduring relationships with outstanding researchers, you should choose an active lab with an excellent leader and a positive atmosphere.

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