(たてなが)

たてなが
na-adjective, no-adjective
vertically long; tall and narrow; portrait-oriented
1. vertically long; tall and narrow; portrait-oriented
Describes an object or shape that is longer in the vertical direction than the horizontal. Used for physical objects, windows, screens, images, and document layouts. The opposite of 横長 (landscape-oriented).
縦長(たてなが)(まど)から(ひかり)()()んだ。
Light streamed in through the tall, narrow window.
スマートフォンの画面(がめん)縦長(たてなが)設計(せっけい)されている。
Smartphone screens are designed in a portrait orientation.
縦長(たてなが)部屋(へや)なので家具(かぐ)配置(はいち)(むずか)しい。
Because the room is long and narrow, it's difficult to arrange the furniture.

USAGE:
A な-adjective and の-adjective. A compound of (たて) (vertical) and (なが)い (long). Very common in descriptions of room layouts, screen dimensions, product shapes, and image orientations.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 縦長(たてなが)画面(がめん) (portrait-oriented screen)
  • 縦長(たてなが)部屋(へや) (a long, narrow room)
  • 縦長(たてなが)建物(たてもの) (a tall, narrow building)
  • 縦長(たてなが)表示(ひょうじ)する (to display in portrait mode)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 横長(よこなが): horizontally long — the opposite; landscape-oriented or wider than it is tall
  • 細長(ほそなが)い: long and thin — emphasizes thinness rather than vertical orientation