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長 – long, leader, superior
8 strokesTaught in grade 2#12 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 長 means long, leader, superior, senior. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チョウ (chou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is なが.い、おさ (nagai, osa). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 長 (no. 168).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | チョウ | chou |
| Kun’yomi | なが.い | nagai |
| Kun’yomi | おさ | osa |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 長 (Kangxi radical 168).
Words using 長
長いながいlong (distance, length)課長かちょうsection manager社長しゃちょうcompany president校長こうちょうprincipal部長ぶちょうhead (chief, director) of a section or department身長しんちょうheight (of a person)成長せいちょうgrowth生長せいちょうgrowth (of a plant)議長ぎちょうchair長期ちょうきlong-term特長とくちょうstrong point長ちょうhead延長えんちょうextension長所ちょうしょstrong point長女ちょうじょeldest daughter長短ちょうたん(relative) length長男ちょうなんeldest son (may be the only son)長方形ちょうほうけいrectangle長引くながびくto be prolonged長ながlong年長ねんちょうsenior長官ちょうかんsecretary (government)長編ちょうへんlong work長々ながながfor a long time
Example sentences
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