kanjisense

long; leader; superior; senior

component mnemonic:
long-haired person

  • primary grade 2
  • Jōyō
  • □ character + ○ component
  • sound mark

components

"pole"
three
"old body"
Japanese on'yomi
チョウ chō
Mandarin Chinese
not available
Cantonese
not available
Korean
not available
Vietnamese
not available
more
Japanese kun'yomi
ながいnagai
・おさosa

used as a component in:

  • lengthen 
    チョウ tyang
  • notebook 
    チョウ tyangˎ
  • dilate 
    チョウ tyangˎ

1 of 2 variants

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traditional radical: 168 長  (+0)