Word Meaning 長々
ながなが
naganaga
長々 is read as ながなが (naganaga) and means (extending) far.
Meaning
English
- (extending) far
- (stretching) out
- (lying down) at full length
- for a long time
- at (great) length
- lengthily
- long-windedly
- tediously
Reading
Kana
ながなが
Romaji
naganaga
Writing Variants
- 永々 ながなが naganaga
- 永永 ながなが naganaga
- 長長 ながなが naganaga
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters
々
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
3彼の長々とした話に我々はうんざりした。
He bored us with his long stories.
トムは電話をかけてくる度に長々と世間話をする。
Whenever Tom calls, we chat for a long time.
長々と言葉を連ねたらばか丁寧な表現になるのは、どの言語でも同じなんだろうな。
Isn't it the case in any language that if you use too many drawn-out words one's expression becomes over-polite.