永久欠番

Reading

Kana: えいきゅうけつばん

Romaji: eikyūketsuban

Definition

noun

1

retired (uniform) number

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

永

Readings: エイ、 なが.い

Meanings: eternity, long, lengthy

久

Readings: キュウ、 ク、 ひさ.しい

Meanings: long time, old story

欠

Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く

Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)

番

Readings: バン、 つが.い

Meanings: turn, number in a series