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恒常 (こうじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

恒こう常じょう

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Meanings

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noun

constancy; permanence

Abstract noun referring to an unchanging, permanent state. Often used in formal or philosophical contexts.

自し然ぜんの恒こう常じょう性せいは、時ときに人にん間げんの活かつ動どうによって脅おびやかされる。
The constancy of nature is sometimes threatened by human activity.

この制せい度どの恒こう常じょう的てきな運うん用ようが求もとめられている。

The permanent operation of this system is required.

Kanji

恒constancy, always
常usual, ordinary, normal

Similar words

恒こう久きゅう
恒久 also means permanence but is more common in everyday contexts, while 恒常 is more formal and abstract.
不ふ変へん
不変 means unchanging or immutable, often used for concrete properties; 恒常 emphasizes a continuous, enduring state.

Etymology

Compound of 恒 (constant) and 常 (usual, ordinary). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys an enduring, unchanging state.