JLPT N5 · 8 strokes
Kanji 長: "long, leader, superior"
The kanji 長 means "long, leader, superior, senior". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read チョウ in on'yomi and なが.い, おさ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
なが.いおさ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | long, leader, superior, senior |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 12 of 2,501 |
Common words with 長
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 長いlong (distance, length) · long (time); protracted; prolonged
- 成長growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult · growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
- 長head; chief; leader; elder · merit; strong point
- 長年many years; a long time
- 社長company president; manager; director
- 会長president (of a society); chairman
- 部長head (chief, director) of a section or department · head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
- 身長height (of a person); stature
- 長い間long time; long interval; for quite some time
- 委員長chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman
- 長男eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
- 長引くto be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist
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