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).
縦長の窓から光が差し込んだ。
Light streamed in through the tall, narrow window.
スマートフォンの画面は縦長に設計されている。
Smartphone screens are designed in a portrait orientation.
縦長の部屋なので家具の配置が難しい。
Because the room is long and narrow, it's difficult to arrange the furniture.
USAGE:
A な-adjective and の-adjective. A compound of 縦 (vertical) and 長い (long). Very common in descriptions of room layouts, screen dimensions, product shapes, and image orientations.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 縦長の画面 (portrait-oriented screen)
- 縦長の部屋 (a long, narrow room)
- 縦長の建物 (a tall, narrow building)
- 縦長に表示する (to display in portrait mode)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 横長: horizontally long — the opposite; landscape-oriented or wider than it is tall
- 細長い: long and thin — emphasizes thinness rather than vertical orientation