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How to say "Long sleeve" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Long sleeve" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Long sleeve" is "Nagasode", written in japanese as "長袖".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '長袖 (ながそで)' refers to a piece of clothing with long sleeves that cover the arms. This term is often used to describe shirts, blouses, or dresses that have sleeves that extend down to the wrists. For example: She is wearing a long-sleeved shirt - (彼女は長袖のシャツを着ています). I prefer to wear long sleeves in the winter - (私は冬に長袖を着るのが好きです).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "長" means "Long" and "Leader" and can be read as "Chou" and "Naga". And The kanji "袖" means "Sleeve" and can be read as "Shuu" and "Sode".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Nagasode" mean in japanese?

"Nagasode" means "Long sleeve" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for long and leader?What is the Kanji for sleeve?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Long sleeve" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "な" is read as "na". The hiragana "が" is read as "ga". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". And The hiragana "で" is read as "de".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.