Word Meaning 長い

ながい nagai

長い is read as ながい (nagai) and means long (distance, length).

Meaning

English

  1. long (distance, length)
  2. long (time)
  3. protracted
  4. prolonged

Reading

Kana

ながい

Romaji

nagai

Writing Variants

  • 永い ながい nagai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 短い Related Words 手足 Rank 5114 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

たけ

length (esp. of clothing)

長年

ながねん

long time

長男

ちょうなん

eldest son (may be the only son)

長女

ちょうじょ

eldest daughter

長さ

ながさ

length

長雨

ながめ

long spell of rain

長大

ちょうだい

long and large

長生き

ながいき

longevity

長らく

ながらく

long

長子

えこ

eldest son

長時間

ちょうじかん

long time

ちょう

major

Example Sentences

10

このはしはまちでいちばんながい。

This bridge is the longest in town.

なつのひはふゆのひよりながい。

Summer days are longer than winter days.

かれはくらすでいちばんしんちょうがながい。

He is the tallest in the class.

Life is good.

The road is long.

The days are long in the summer.

I've still got a lot of work to do.

We have a long way to go.

An elephant has a long nose.

He has long legs.