長 = 𧘇

長 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “long”. It is built from 𧘇 (scarf). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2070. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: long
RTK frame: 2070
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): なが.い, おさ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: hair, длинный
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 長 long

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

𧘇 scarf

Characters that contain 長

張 lengthen
帳 notebook
脹 dilate
套 hackneyed

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