Kanji: 長

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	長 Radical name: ながい
Meaning:	Long, leader
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 10 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	長(なが)い	long
N4	課長(かちょう)	section manager
N4	校長(こうちょう)	headmaster
N4	社長(しゃちょう)	company president
N4	部長(ぶちょう)	head of a section
N3	議長(ぎちょう)	chairman
N3	身長(しんちょう)	height (of body), stature
N3	成長(せいちょう)	growth, grow to adulthood
N3	長期(ちょうき)	long time period
N2	延長(えんちょう)	extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening
N2	生長(せいちょう)	growth, increment
N2	長所(ちょうしょ)	(1) strong point, merit, (2) advantage
N2	長女(ちょうじょ)	eldest daughter
N2	長短(ちょうたん)	length, long and short, +-
N2	長男(ちょうなん)	eldest son
N2	長方形(ちょうほうけい)	rectangle, oblong
N2	特長(とくちょう)	forte, merit
N2	長引(ながび)く	to be prolonged, to drag on
N1	長(おさ)	chief, head
N1	長官(ちょうかん)	chief, (government) secretary
N1	長大(ちょうだい)	very long, great length
N1	長編(ちょうへん)	long (e.g. novel film)
N1	長々(ながなが)	long, drawn-out, very long
N1	年長(ねんちょう)	seniority
N1	長閑(のどか)	tranquil, calm, quiet