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劫: very long age

very long age; threat
7 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 4 words here

Readings

On
コウ・ゴウ・キョウ
Kun
おびやかす

億劫 (おっくう, a bother) is the everyday word, with gemination: オク+コウ becomes おっくう. Elsewhere it reads ゴウ (永劫, 劫火).

Key words

億劫おっくうtroublesome; a bother
永劫えいごうeternity
未来永劫みらいえいごうfor all eternity
劫火ごうかcataclysmic fire
劫かすおびやかすto threaten

Example sentences

On rainy days, going out becomes a bother.

The two vowed an unchanging love for all eternity.

An old scripture speaks of an end when the world is burned by cataclysmic fire.

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