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“Lanky” in Japanese

Short answer
ひょろ長い hyoronagai ひょろながい

Lanky in Japanese is “ひょろ長い” (hyoronagai). Full meaning: long and narrow, lanky, gangling, spindly.

Other ways to say “Lanky” in Japanese

ひょろひょろ hyorohyoro totteringly, staggeringly, unsteadily; lanky, spindly, slender, frail ひょろり hyorori tall and thin, long and thin, lanky, spindly, gangly ヒョロ長い hyoronagai long and narrow, lanky, gangling, spindly ひよろ長い hyoronagai long and narrow, lanky, gangling, spindly ひょろながい hyoronagai long and narrow, lanky, gangling, spindly ひよろ長 hyoronaga long and narrow, lanky, gangling, spindly ヒョロ長 hyoronaga long and narrow, lanky, gangling, spindly ヒョロヒョロ hyorohyoro totteringly, staggeringly, unsteadily; lanky, spindly, slender, frail ひょろっと hyorotto tall and thin, long and thin, lanky, spindly, gangly ヒョロリ hyorori tall and thin, long and thin, lanky, spindly, gangly ヒョロ長く hyoronagaku long and narrow, lanky, gangling, spindly

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