🇯🇵 How to say

“long” in Japanese

長いながい
Illustration of "long" in a Japanese cultural setting
A child in a blue uniform stands at the edge of a school playground, looking down a seemingly endless stretch of chalk-d…

Usage note

長い (nagai) is a very common i-adjective for describing the physical length of objects, distances, or the duration of time. A fun way to remember it is by thinking of a long noodle (naga-i).

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