How to say 'Long' in Japanese | 長い

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The Japanese word for Long is 'Nagai', written as 長い in Japanese.'Long' in hiragana is ながい.

word

長い

Meaning

Long

Reading

ながい

nagai

Kanji

長Long, Leader

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '長い (ながい)' means 'long'. It is used to describe something that has a great length or duration. This can refer to physical objects, such as a long rope, or abstract concepts, like a long time. For example: this rope is long「このロープは長い」(このロープはながい). The meeting was long「会議は長かった」(かいぎはながかった). It can also be used metaphorically, such as in '長い話 (ながいはなし)', meaning 'a long story'. Note that when modifying a noun, it is often used in the form '長い + noun', as in '長い道 (ながいみち) (long road)'.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

296

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 長い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

長

Meaning

Long, Leader

Hiragana in the Word 長い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 長い Through the Kanji 長

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 長 as well.

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長

Meaning

Head, Chief

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長さ

Meaning

Length

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長女

Meaning

Eldest daughter

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社長

Meaning

President, CEO

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長期

Meaning

Long term

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長袖

Meaning

Long sleeve

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駅長

Meaning

Stationmaster

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会長

Meaning

Chairman

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学長

Meaning

President

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議長

Meaning

Chairperson

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長官

Meaning

Chief

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成長

Meaning

Growth

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部長

Meaning

Manager

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延長

Meaning

Extension, Prolongation

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長男

Meaning

Eldest son

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校長

Meaning

Principal

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課長

Meaning

Manager

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長年

Meaning

Many years

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年長

Meaning

Older

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長らく

Meaning

Long

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長話

Meaning

Long talk

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長所

Meaning

Strength

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長持ち

Meaning

Durability

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長生き

Meaning

Long life

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長引く

Meaning

Prolong

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長方形

Meaning

Rectangle

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身長

Meaning

Height

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船長

Meaning

Captain

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長続き

Meaning

Lasting

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細長い

Meaning

Slender

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院長

Meaning

Director

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'Nagai' means 'Long' .

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