長 Kanji – long
The Japanese kanji 長 can mean long, leader, superior, senior.
Meaning and Readings
How is 長 read?
長 has the onyomi reading チョウ and the kunyomi readings ながい, おさ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as chou, nagai, osa.
Common Japanese Words Using 長
These common Japanese words contain 長. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- ト長調（トちょうちょう） — G major
- 委員長（いいんちょう） — chairperson (of a committee), chair, chairman, chairwoman, president
- 医長（いちょう） — medical director, chief physician
- 院長（いんちょう） — director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.), superintendent, rector
- 駅長（えきちょう） — station master
- 園長（えんちょう） — head of a garden, kindergarten principal, nursery school principal, park director, zoo director, head of a plantation
- 延長（えんちょう） — extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening
- 課長（かちょう） — section manager, section chief
- 会長（かいちょう） — president (of a society), chairman
- 学長（がくちょう） — (university) president, chancellor, principal, provost