長(なが)い

ながい
i-adjective
long
size
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present長(なが)い長(なが)くない
Past長(なが)かった長(なが)くなかった
て form長(なが)くて長(なが)くなくて
Adverbial長(なが)く—
Conditional ば長(なが)ければ長(なが)くなければ
Conditional たら長(なが)かったら長(なが)くなかったら
1. long (distance/length)
Having great length in physical measurement. The opposite of 短(みじか)い.
この道(みち)は長(なが)いです。
This road is long.
髪(かみ)が長(なが)いですね。
Your hair is long.
長(なが)い川(かわ)を見(み)ました。
I saw a long river.
This train is long, isn't it? How many cars does it have?
I think people with long legs look cool.
2. long (time/duration)
Lasting for a considerable amount of time.
Thank you for such a long time.
Today was a long day.
He and I have been friends for a long time.
Long-standing friendship
This movie is three hours long and is too long.
Since summer vacation is long, I plan to go on a trip.

長(なが)い is an i-adjective describing physical length or duration of time.

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Usage

Used for both physical length (髪(かみ)が長(なが)い - hair is long) and temporal duration (会議(かいぎ)が長(なが)い - meeting is long). For describing height of people, use 背(せ)が高(たか)い rather than 長(なが)い.