Japanese symbol for “settee”

長椅子

ながいす

Romaji: nagaisu

couch; bench; ottoman; settee

In Japanese, settee is 長椅子, read ながいす (nagaisu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

n couch; bench; ottoman; settee

Written forms: 長椅子、長いす、長イス. Readings: ながいす.

Kanji and stroke order

長

long, leader, superior

on: チョウ
kun: なが.い、おさ

8 strokes · JLPT 4

椅

chair

on: イ

12 strokes

子

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

on: シ、ス、ツ
kun: こ、-こ、ね

3 strokes · JLPT 4

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
椅子	いす isu	chair; seat; stool
車椅子	くるまいす kurumaisu	wheelchair
子供	こども kodomo	child; children

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.