noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective, noun
longish; somewhat long; on the long side
Describes something that is a bit longer than usual or longer than expected. Often used in everyday descriptions of length, duration, or size.
Antonyms: 短め
This skirt is on the long side, so I'll alter it a little.
She often wears longish skirts.
I want to take a somewhat long vacation and go traveling.
I had my bangs cut a little longer than usual.
We took a somewhat longer break than usual.
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
Standard kanji spelling; the suffix め is usually written in kana.
Alternate kanji spelling using 目 for the suffix; less common than 長め.
Formed from the adjective stem 長 (なが) + the suffix め, which indicates a tendency or moderate degree. The suffix め is often written in kana.