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長い
nagai
long (distance, length)
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  1. nagai long (distance, length); long (time), protracted, prolonged
How it's used

Used for physical length or duration; also means 'long time no see' only in the set phrase お久しぶりです, not with 長い.

この川はとても長いです。
Kono kawa wa totemo nagai desu.
This river is very long.

昨日は長い一日でした。
Kinou wa nagai ichinichi deshita.
Yesterday was a long day.

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Kanji Breakdown
長
Long, Leader, Superior, Senior
On: ちょう Kun: なが.い,おさ
8 strokes N5
How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
長い → 長くない → 長かった → 長くて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

Example
とても長いですね。
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