長
長 — long, leader, superior
- JLPT
- JLPT N5
- Strokes
- 8
- Taught in
- School year 2
- Frequency
- #12 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
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- ちょう chou
- ちょう chou
- Kun'yomi
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- なが.い naga.i
- おさ osa
- なが.い naga.i
Words that use 長
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.
- 長い ながい long (distance, length) JLPT N5
- 課長 かちょう section manager JLPT N4
- 社長 しゃちょう company president JLPT N4
- 校長 こうちょう principal JLPT N4
- 部長 ぶちょう head (chief, director) of a section or department JLPT N4
- 身長 しんちょう height (of a person) JLPT N3
- 成長 せいちょう growth JLPT N3
- 生長 せいちょう growth (of a plant) JLPT N3
- 議長 ぎちょう chair JLPT N3
- 長期 ちょうき long-term JLPT N3