長
long · leader · superior · senior
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Cultural Context
Etymology
Shape of elder with long hair. Or represents something long.
Symbolism
Length, seniority, leader. '長' used in titles showing respect.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
意味深長
いみしんちょう
with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; with profound (and often hidden) meaning
一長一短
いっちょういったん
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings; (something having its) merits and demerits
天長地久
てんちょうちきゅう
coeval with heaven and earth; coeval with heaven and earth
安定成長
あんていせいちょう
stable growth; stable growth
長身痩躯
ちょうしんそうく
tall and lean figure; tall and slender figure; tall and lean figure
飛耳長目
ひじちょうもく
sharp eyes and ears used for collecting information far and wide; having the acumen and shrewd discernment gained by widely-collected information; being well-versed on a subject; sharp eyes and ears used for collecting information far and wide
不老長寿
ふろうちょうじゅ
perpetual youth and longevity; perpetual youth and longevity
武運長久
ぶうんちょうきゅう
continued luck in the fortunes of war; continued luck in the fortunes of war
蜿蜿長蛇
えんえんちょうだ
long and serpentine (line, queue, etc.); long and serpentine (line, queue, etc.)
重厚長大
じゅうこうちょうだい
heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry); heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial)
長汀曲浦
ちょうていきょくほ
long stretch of winding beach; long stretch of winding beach
天地長久
てんちちょうきゅう
heaven and earth are eternal; heaven and earth are eternal
無明長夜
むみょうじょうや
the long night of spiritual darkness; the long night of spiritual darkness
採長補短
さいちょうほたん
compensating for one's shortcomings by incorporating others' strong points; compensating for one's shortcomings by incorporating others' strong points
不老長生
ふろうちょうせい
perpetual youth and longevity; long life without growing old; perpetual youth and longevity
Proverbs & Idioms
長い物には巻かれろ
ながいものにはまかれろ
Wrap yourself around long things
Don't fight against those in power
長者の万灯より貧者の一灯
ちょうじゃのまんとうよりひんじゃのいっとう
One lamp from the poor is better than ten thousand from the rich
A small gift given with heart is more valuable
Poetry
今こむと 言ひしばかりに 長月の 有明の月を 待ちいでつるかな
Poem #21 from Hyakunin Isshu
君がため 惜しからざりし 命さへ 長くもがなと 思ひけるかな
Poem #50 from Hyakunin Isshu
長からむ 心も知らず 黒髪の 乱れてけさは 物をこそ思へ
Poem #80 from Hyakunin Isshu