Japanese symbol for “longstanding”
長きに渡る
ながきにわたる
Romaji: nagakiniwataru
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
In Japanese, longstanding is 長きに渡る, read ながきにわたる (nagakiniwataru).
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Meanings
- exp, v5r long (time); longstanding; for a long time
Written forms: 長きに渡る、長きにわたる、長きに亘る. Readings: ながきにわたる.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成長 | せいちょう seichou | growth; development; growing up |
| 社長 | しゃちょう shachou | company president; manager; director |
| 会長 | かいちょう kaichou | president (of a society); chairman |
| 長い | ながい nagai | long (distance, length) |
| 身長 | しんちょう shinchou | height (of a person); stature |
| 市長 | しちょう shichou | mayor |
| 渡す | わたす watasu | to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse |
| 譲渡 | じょうと jouto | transfer; assignment; conveyance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “longstanding”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.