Word details

夜長

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 夜長.

Dictionary

Entry

夜長夜永ながNounFreq #75362
1

long night (esp. of autumn)

Examples
秋の夜長は読書にまさるものはありません。
There's nothing better than reading in the long autumn nights.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

night, evening

8 strokesFrequency 487JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

よる

long, leader, superior, senior

8 strokesFrequency 12JLPT N4Grade 2

On

チョウ

Kun

なが.いおさ

Nanori

おしゃたかしたけひさ

eternity, long, lengthy

5 strokesFrequency 846JLPT N2Grade 5

On

エイ

Kun

なが.い

Nanori

のりひさひさし

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