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Kanji Grade 2 - 長

Kanji character Grade 2 長. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 長
About
long, leader, superior, senior
Kun: なが.い、 おさ
On: チョウ
8 strokes
Radical: long, grow 長 (镸)
Parts: 長
 
Onyomi
長 【チョウ】 head, chief, leader, elder, merit, strong point, superiority, major
長官 【チョウカン】 secretary (government), director, chief
体長 【タイチョウ】 length (of an animal), body length
医長 【イチョウ】 medical director, chief physician
 
Kunyomi
長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
長居 【ながい】 long visit, overstaying
長 【おさ】 head, chief, leader, elder, the greatest of all, the most excellent
長亀 【おさがめ】 leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
田長 【たおさ】 master of the rice field, chief farmer, lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
死出田長 【しでたおさ】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)