been a long time

(katakana 'ku') + (person)
★★★☆☆
3 strokes
PN

Onyomi

KYUU

It's been a long time since I kissed the KUchie of a CUTE person.

Mnemonic

Kunyomi

ひさ * しぶり ( ) it's been a long time since I . . . 1/2 KANA
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

永久(えいきゅう)

forever ★★☆☆☆
(forever) + (been a long time) = 永久 (forever )

forever - the science word. (BOOBOO : the poetic word is 'eien'.(永遠))

耐久性(たいきゅうせい)

durability ☆☆☆☆☆ NP
(withstand) + (been a long time) + (sex / essential nature) = 耐久性 (durability)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
reach / amount to right side BUMPY
each CROSSed lines
been a long time bottom GOES APART

grasp - the right line has what looks like BUMPS on it - those bumps are the WHITE KNUCKLES of the grasping hand.

久's diagonal lines do NOT cross - they go APART.  各's diagonal lines DO cross. So you can say:

Each time we met,you double-CROSSed me, so it's been a long time since we've been apart.

Synonyms

forever
永久に    永遠に