長 — long; leader (JLPT N5 kanji)
長
long; leader
チョウ なが（い）・
8 strokesgrade 2 (Japan)JLPT N5very common
Stroke order
Readings
On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
- チョウ
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)
- なが（い）
- おさ
Meanings
longleader
Words with 長
長いながいlong
Appears in these kanji
張チョウ・はstretch
帳チョウ・とばりnotebook; curtain
髪ハツ・かみhair
In the vocabulary
あの 川 は 長い です。
That river is long.
How to remember it
長Imagine long hair flowing down past the shoulders. Long can also help you remember someone at the head of a group: a leader.