長根

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
なが
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Can be described as (なが) (naga, long) + () (ne, ridge) (rather than () (ne, root)). Okinawan ながに (nagani, (one's) back) is an equivalent of this compound word.

Noun[edit]

(なが)() (nagane

  1. (dialectal, Tōhoku) continuation of peaks; ridge
  2. (dialectal, Sendai) long continuation of a bank, embankment