久 been a long time

ク (katakana 'ku') + 人 (person)

Onyomi

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

Mnemonic

Kunyomi

ひさ * しぶり ( に )

it's been a long time since I . . . 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆

Jukugo

永久(えいきゅう) に	forever ★★☆☆☆ 永 (forever) + 久 (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 耐 (withstand) + 久 (been a long time) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 耐久性 (durability)

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
及	reach / amount to	right side BUMPY
各	each	CROSSed lines
久	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