なが
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. long (distance, length)
2. long (time); protracted; prolonged
Kanji used
long
Pitch accent
Top 300
Used in vocabulary (19 in total)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
long and narrow
for a long time
Examples (200 in total)
It won't last long.
What a long cucumber!
It was a long flight.
You can't stay for long.
It won't take so long.
My sister has long legs.
His happiness didn't last long.
Life is a long, long road.
Can't you stay a little longer?
It was a long letter.
Do you plan to stay long?
I stayed longer than I'd planned to.
The days are long in the summer.
The trip was really long.
How long is this?
A rabbit has long ears.
Can you measure the length?
I want to stay as long as I can.
Let's take advantage of the long weekend.
The middle finger is the longest.
I can wait four days at the longest.
There! That wasn't long, was it?
I awoke from a long dream.
There was not a long queue at the bus stop.
Let's not stay here long.
Days are getting longer.
She has long hair.
I've been here too long.
That person has very long legs.
The long war came to an end at last.
It looks like today will be a long day.
There followed a prolonged silence.
The days get longer in spring.
How long is that story?
The prince has set out on a long journey.
She recovered from her long illness.
That bridge isn't long.
It was a very long meeting.
Maria has long hair.
This bridge is the longest bridge.
The days are getting longer and longer.
He was tired from his long walk.
Her long hair was completely wet.
I was tired of his long talk.
Why do rabbits have long ears?
I've known her for a long time.
His lecture is very long.
It took me a long time to get over my cold.
Art is long, life is short.
Long skirts are very much in fashion.
I am tired of listening to his long speech.
This avenue is wide but not very long.
The road ahead will be long.
His hair was long last year.
Mary has beautiful long hair.
Our principal made a long speech.
My association with them didn't last long.
I exhausted myself by walking a long distance.
Is that long chimney broken?
Japan is a very long country from north to south.
He was engaged in a long argument.
It takes us a long time to master a foreign language.
Life is a long and winding road.
She did come, but didn't stay long.
Are you going to be here long?
My hair is the longest in my class.
He is used to walking long distances.
A woman's hair is long; her tongue is longer.
Do you spend more time with your friends or your family?
I can't walk fast, but I can walk for a long time.
This novel is much longer than that.
It was so hot that we couldn't walk for long.
I saw a girl with long hair.
The lengths of day and night are the same today.
I made a long journey last year.
He wants to live as long as he can.
This is the world's longest bridge.
How long have you been teaching English?
There was a long line at the women's restrooms.
"You must be tired after a long day." "No, not in the least."
His life was a long series of failures.
English will take you a long time to master.
How long is this bridge?
She took a long time to choose her hat.
My sister has long legs and likes sports.
I feel hungry after a long walk.
You may stay at my house as long as you like.
There are a lot of long and straight roads in Hokkaido.
At the New Year, we spend a lot of time with our family.
How long is this pencil?
Our train went through a long tunnel.
That man is tall and has long legs.
It will take a long time to suppress the revolt.
It took me a long time to get used to the noise.
Father made a long tear in his sleeve.
He could not stand being kept waiting so long.
Fred wrote his mother a long letter.
We enjoyed a long voyage across the Pacific Ocean.
She had long blond hair.
Don’t worry about it too much. You’ve still got such a long life ahead of you.
Our company has a long, long history.
What's the longest German word?
My hair is as long as Jane's.
The long voyage was a trial for us.
It took me a long time to recover from pneumonia.
I can give you a long life.
I hope we don't have to wait for too long.
I promise that I'll stay longer next time.
Her hair was long enough to reach the floor.
I am sorry to have kept you waiting so long.
Her hair grew back to its original length.
I think you were better looking with long hair.
Her skirt is so long as to reach the floor.
But he likes the long school holidays.
You must be tired after such a long trip.
Its long neck resembles that of a horse.
Rabbits have long ears and short tails.
I think three years is a long time.
My mother was very weak from a long illness.
She sent me a long letter.
"How did you two meet?" "It's a long story."
Friendship lasts longer than memories.
She wore a long, loose coat.
A foolish misunderstanding severed their long friendship.
Young people wear their hair long these days.
In summer, European people enjoy long holidays.
Last week's meeting was the longest we have had this year.
He said that he goes for a long walk every morning.
The country had been devastated by long war.
Winters in the north are long, but summers are short.
Many years have been spent in building the tower.
He sat for a long time, listening to the sound of the wind.
Even a cheap frying pan will last a long time if used carefully.
If you want to keep meat for a long time, freeze it.
Women in Taiwan have long legs, and good figures.
The earphones I'd been using for a long time finally broke.
The teacher allotted the longest chapter to me.
This tunnel is twice as long as that one.
They dissuaded her from cutting her long hair.
It took a long time to put out the fire.
He delivered a very long speech yesterday.
The girl had a long scarf around her neck.
The advancement of modern medicine was a long process.
This is going to take a long time, said Tony.
A square has four equal sides.
A long train of camels was moving to the west.
The bus ran on the long and winding road.
I want you to stay here longer.
What room in your house do you spend the most time in?
I sometimes wrote him a very long letter.
It stands to reason that he can't work hard after a long illness.
The distance he ran was much greater than had been expected.
When he smiled, the children saw his long, gray teeth.
It was a long letter, but in brief, he said, "No."
Generally speaking, boys like girls with long hair.
This looks longer than that, but it is an optical illusion.
Airplanes enable people to travel great distances rapidly.
They came up with a plan after a long discussion.
Don't expose your skin to the sun for too long.
Life is too long to do nothing, but too short to do something.
You shouldn't keep them waiting so long.
She stood on the deck with her long hair waving in the wind.
There was a long interval before he replied.
My savings are so small that they won't last much longer.
One day he set off on a long walk around the town.
Tom, which do you prefer, girls with long hair or girls with short hair?
She pleaded with him to stay a little bit longer.
Last night I could not do my homework on account of a long blackout.
Apart from the cost, it will take a long time to build the bridge.
He began by saying that he would not speak very long.
No matter how long it takes, I will finish the job.
He has a reputation for taking a long time to make a decision.
It was the tall man in the long, black coat.
In late August, they set off on a long journey for breeding.
He must be very tired after a long walk.
I talked a long time, and I managed to make her believe me.
We have a long and cold winter, but we know how to enjoy it.
The longer he stays in Japan, the better his Japanese gets.
After a long argument, I finally persuaded her to go camping.
The longer I stayed in Paris, the more I liked it.
He was famous during his long life and his work was very popular.
They lived in a very small house at the end of a long, gray street.
His muscles ached from sitting too long in one position.
It's been a long week.
That river is long.
Ten years is a long time to wait.
The long fight ended in 1920.
Six months is a long time to wait.
This river is 500 miles long.
It is thirty meters in length.
Divide its length and breadth by ten.
Which river is the longest in Japan?
The length of the article is not to exceed 1000 words.
This is the third longest river in the world.
This river is two hundred kilometers long.
The wall is thirty yards long.
This is the second longest river in Japan.
Women usually live 10 years longer than men do.
I spend too much time in front of my mirror.
He has two pencils. One is long and the other one is short.