[長] Handwritten Kanji for long and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “長” (naga-i); Kanji for “long”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “長” (naga-i)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “長”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
長	チョウ なが-い	chou naga-i	8	長	long

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “長”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
社長	しゃちょう	shachou	CEO
市長選	しちょうせん	shichousen	Mayor election
長い列	ながいれつ	nagai retsu	Long line