長

Meanings: long, leader, head of an organization On Readings: チョウ chou Kun Readings: なが（い） naga(i) Most Used Pronunciation: naga(i) JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji) Grade: 2 Kanji Part: 長 Stroke Number: 8

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Common jukugo
校長 - こう　ちょう kou chou - principal, head master (of a school)
社長 - しゃ　ちょう sha chou - president (of a company)
長野 - なが　の naga no - Nagano Prefecture
村長 - そんちょう son chou - village chief

Useful Examples
Japanese: 象の鼻は長いです。
Romaji: zou no hana wa nagai desu.
English: Elephant's noses are long.

Japanese: あの人が校長先生です。
Romaji: ano hito ga kou chou sensei desu.
English: That person is the principal.

Japanese: 春には日が長くなりだす。
Romaji: haru ni wa hi ga nagaku nari dasu.
English: In spring the days begin drawing out.

Japanese: 大きく強く成長するためには野菜を食べなさい。
Romaji: ookiku tsuyoku seichou suru tame ni wa yasai o tabenasai.
English: Eat your vegetables so that you will grow up to be big and strong.

Japanese: 決心する前に長所短所についてよく考えなさい。
Romaji: kesshin suru mae ni chousho tansho ni tsuite yoku kangaenasai.
English: Reflect on advantages and disadvantages before you make up your mind.

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Notes/Mnemonic
There are several long strokes to make nagai

Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.