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Stroke Count
8 Strokes
Radical
長 + 0 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. long, leader
Readings
Kun'yomi: なが.い、なが.さ、おさ。
On'yomi: ジョウ。(Go-on Reading)
チョウ。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 長

Dictionary Entries for 長

take
taki
noun
  1. height; stature
  2. length (esp. of clothing)
  3. all (one has); everything
  4. magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

chou
noun
  1. head; chief; leader; elder
  2. merit; strong point
  3. superiority
  4. major

tsukasa
noun
  1. office; official (usu. 官,司,寮)
  2. chief; head (usu. 首,長)
  3. (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies

osa
noun
  1. head; chief; leader; elder
  2. the greatest of all; the most excellent

naga
prefix, suffix
  1. long

Stroke Order Diagrams for 長

Construction of Character for 長

Kanji variants for 長
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Origin and construction of 長

Kanji related to 長

  • 姿

  • 使

Meanings in Other Languages for 長

French
  1. long, chef
Portuguese
  1. Longo, ambicionar, líder, chefe
Spanish
  1. largo, jefe, sobresaliente

Comments for 長

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#2 Posted by Sallinger over 2 years ago

This entire kanji is one 8 stroke radical. I remember it like this:

The LEADER has a banner and a LONG hat.

-> the top part of the kanji resembles the banner, the bottom looks like a warrior holding it and the long central stroke looks like his hat.

 

#1 Posted by イデ over 8 years ago


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