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Kanji Detail for 長 - "long, chief, grow"

長

  • Meaning

    長 means "long, chief, grow."

    1. Long - Extended in length or time.

    2. Chief - A leader; the head of a group.

    3. Elder - An older, respected person.

    4. Grow - To increase in size; to develop.

    5. Excellence - Superior quality; a strong point.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    long; leader; superior; senior

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    long, lasting; to excel in

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The opposite of short. When comparing two lines, the one with more is called 長. As in 截長補短 (cut the long to supplement the short). | Lasting. As in 長壽 (longevity) and the like. | Distant. As in a long road is called 長途. | Constant. As in "the gate is set but always closed." | Excellence. As in 一長可取 (one excellence worth taking). | The opposite of young. An adult is called 長. | Having greater age. The Mencius says: "The villager is older than your eldest brother by one year." | Those higher in generational rank are called 長. As in 長老 (elder). | First in order is also called 長. As in 長子 (eldest son), 長孫 (eldest grandson). | All those who lead are called 長. As in department heads (部長), deputy department heads (副部長), army commanders (軍長), division commanders (師長). | To grow. From small gradually becoming large. The opposite of 消 (wane). The Mencius says: "If one gets proper nourishment, nothing will not grow. If one loses proper nourishment, nothing will not wane." | Comparatively more. The Analects says: "Taller by one body and a half."
  • Onyomitip

    cho(ちょ) ちょ

    joh(じょう) じょう

  • Kunyomitip

    naga.i(ながい) ながい

    osa(おさ) おさ

    ta.keru(たける) たける

  • Strokestip

    8 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    長 (nagai)

  • Related Keywords
    long length chief leader head elder senior grow develop excel superior strong point tall height duration eternal forever permanent boss

Sentences including 長

  • He's been having trouble with back pain for years.

  • My skirt is too long.

  • You will live longer if you don't smoke.

  • Her hair is long.

  • My boss says one thing and means another.

  • He kept me waiting for a long time.

  • It doesn't take very long.

  • It is the longest in the world.

  • How long have you been teaching english?

  • Suddenly , the captain left the ship.

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