Kanji

長

long, leader, superior, senior

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

長部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ながい, おさ

Nanori (Name Reading)

いえ, おさ, すすむ, たけ, たけし, たつ, つかさ, つね, なが, ながし, のぶ, ひさ, ひさし, まさ, まさる, ます, みち

Common Readings

チョウ, なが…い

Example sentences

長い ながい
彼は足がとても長い。

He has very long legs.

髪 かみ
彼女は長い髪を短く切った。

She cut her long hair short.

成長 せいちょう
彼はこの一年で精神的にも大きく成長した。

He has grown significantly mentally over the past year.

促す うながす
バランスの取れた食事は成長を促す。

A well-balanced diet promotes growth.

長 ちょう
彼はこの村の長として尊敬されている。

He is respected as the head of this village.

調 ちょう
この曲はヘ長調で書かれている。

This piece is written in F major.

社長 しゃちょう
社長は新しいプロジェクトの進捗を確認した。

The president confirmed the progress of the new project.

と言っても といっても
社長と言っても、社員が数人の小さな会社です。

Even though I say he is the president, it is a small company with only a few employees.

隊長 たいちょう
彼は探検隊の隊長として仲間を導いた。

He led his comrades as the leader of the expedition team.

会長 かいちょう
彼は新しく学生会の会長に選ばれた。

He was newly elected as the president of the student council.

Example Vocabulary

長い

ながい

long; lengthy

成長

せいちょう

growth; development

長

ちょう

head; chief; leader

社長

しゃちょう

company president; CEO

隊長

たいちょう

commanding officer; captain; leader

会長

かいちょう

chairman; president (of a society); board chair

部長

ぶちょう

department manager; head of a department

身長

しんちょう

height (of a person); stature

長年

ながねん

many years; a long time

団長

だんちょう

group leader; troupe leader

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