JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
長 means long, leader, superior. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 8 strokes, read ながい or おさ or ちょう. It appears in 長い (long / lengthy) and 課長 (section manager).
長 is written in 8 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 長い | ながい | long / lengthy |
| 課長 | かちょう | section manager |
| 社長 | しゃちょう | president of a company |
長 tends to carry the sound ちょう. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 長 | ちょう | long, leader |
| 張 | ちょう | counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch |
| 帳 | ちょう | notebook, account book |
| 脹 | ちょう | dilate, distend |
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