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How to say 'Long sleeve' in Japanese | 長袖

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The Japanese word for Long sleeve is 'Nagasode', written as 長袖 in Japanese.'Long sleeve' in hiragana is ながそで.

    word

    長袖

    Meaning

    Long sleeve

    Reading

    ながそで

    nagasode

    Kanji

    長Long, Leader 袖Sleeve

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '長袖 (ながそで)' refers to 'long sleeves' or 'long-sleeved clothing'. It is commonly used to describe clothing items such as shirts, dresses, or jackets that have sleeves extending to the wrists. This term is often used in fashion or when discussing seasonal clothing, as long-sleeved garments are typically associated with cooler weather. For example: I bought a long-sleeve shirt「長袖のシャツを買いました」(ながそでのシャツをかいました). She prefers long-sleeve dresses in winter「彼女は冬に長袖のドレスを好む」(かのじょはふゆにながそでのドレスをこのむ).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    10

    Frequency

    2287

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 長袖

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    長

    Meaning

    Long, Leader

  • kanji

    袖

    Meaning

    Sleeve

Words Related to 長袖 Through the Kanji 長

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 長 as well.

  • word

    長い

    Meaning

    Long

  • word

    長

    Meaning

    Head, Chief

  • word

    長さ

    Meaning

    Length

  • word

    長女

    Meaning

    Eldest daughter

  • word

    社長

    Meaning

    President, CEO

  • word

    長期

    Meaning

    Long term

  • word

    駅長

    Meaning

    Stationmaster

  • word

    会長

    Meaning

    Chairman

  • word

    学長

    Meaning

    President

  • word

    議長

    Meaning

    Chairperson

  • word

    長官

    Meaning

    Chief

  • word

    成長

    Meaning

    Growth

  • word

    部長

    Meaning

    Manager

  • word

    延長

    Meaning

    Extension, Prolongation

  • word

    長男

    Meaning

    Eldest son

  • word

    校長

    Meaning

    Principal

  • word

    課長

    Meaning

    Manager

  • word

    長年

    Meaning

    Many years

  • word

    年長

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    長らく

    Meaning

    Long

  • word

    長話

    Meaning

    Long talk

  • word

    長所

    Meaning

    Strength

  • word

    長持ち

    Meaning

    Durability

  • word

    長生き

    Meaning

    Long life

  • word

    長引く

    Meaning

    Prolong

  • word

    長方形

    Meaning

    Rectangle

  • word

    身長

    Meaning

    Height

  • word

    船長

    Meaning

    Captain

  • word

    長続き

    Meaning

    Lasting

  • word

    細長い

    Meaning

    Slender

  • word

    院長

    Meaning

    Director

Words Related to 長袖 Through the Kanji 袖

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 袖 as well.

  • word

    半袖

    Meaning

    Short sleeve

  • word

    袖

    Meaning

    Sleeve

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What does 'Nagasode' (長袖) mean?

'Nagasode' means 'Long sleeve' .

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