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長い · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	長ながい	長ながくない
Polite	長ながいです	長ながくないですalso 長ながくありません
Past polite	長ながかったです	長ながくなかったですalso 長ながくありませんでした
Past	長ながかった	長ながくなかった
Te-form	長ながくて	長ながくなくて
Adverbial	長ながく
Conditional	長ながければ	長ながくなければ
Tara conditional	長ながかったら	長ながくなかったら

Meanings

Only when written 長い

Describes physical length or spatial extent. Antonym: 短い (short).

Antonyms: 短い

long (time); protracted; prolonged

Describes duration. Can be used for meetings, waits, lives, etc. 永い is sometimes preferred for very long or eternal durations.

〈物もの〉が長ながい(something) is long
彼かの女じょは髪かみが長ながい。
She has long hair.
〈時じ間かん〉が長ながい(a period of time) is long; drags on
今日きょうの会かい議ぎはとても長ながかった。
Today's meeting was very long.
長ながい目めで見みるto take a long-term view (of something)
長ながい目めで見みれば、この投とう資しは正ただしい選せん択たくだ。
Taking a long-term view, this investment is the right choice.
〈場ば所しょ〉までの道みちのりが長ながいthe road/distance to (a place) is long
駅えきまでの道みちのりが長ながい。
The walk to the station is a long one.

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久ひさしいN2sense 2
久しい also means 'long (in time)' but is more literary and mainly appears in fixed phrases like 久しぶり, while 長い is the everyday word for duration.
ロング
長い is the standard native Japanese adjective for 'long', while ロング is a loanword mainly used in fashion/style compounds like ロングヘア.

短みじかいN5sense 1
short (length, distance, time) · brief; short (speech, explanation, etc.)

長なが居い
長い is the common i-adjective meaning 'long' and shares the same reading ながい, but 長居 is a noun meaning 'an overly long visit'.
長ながさN1
長い is the adjective meaning 'long' used to describe things, while 長さ is the noun form used when measuring or referring to length as a quantity.

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長なが続つづきN1
lasting long; continuation; keeping at; sticking to
長ながめ
longish; somewhat long; on the long side
長なが袖そでN1
long sleeves
長なが持もちN2
long-lasting; durable; wears well · nagamochi; large oblong chest
長なが居い
long visit; overstaying
気き長ながN1
patient; unhurried; leisurely
長なが々ながN1
at length; long-windedly; tediously · stretching far; lying at full length
細ほそ長ながいN1
long and narrow; slender
長なが靴ぐつ
long boots; rubber boots; wellingtons
長なが屋や
row house; tenement house
縦たて長なが
oblong; vertically long; portrait orientation
横よこ長なが
oblong; landscape orientation; horizontally long
長なが旅たび
long journey; long trip
長なが丁ちょう場ば
long stretch; long haul; marathon; time-consuming work · long scene; long act
長なが椅い子す
couch; sofa; bench; settee
夜よ長なが
long night; long autumn night
長ながネギ
scallion; green onion; spring onion
長なが芋いも
Chinese yam; nagaimo
オナガ
azure-winged magpie · long-tailed
長なが雨あめ
long spell of rain; prolonged rain
長なが柄え
long handle; long shaft; long-handled spear
長なが電でん話わ
long phone call; being on the phone for a long time
面おも長なが
oval-faced; long-faced
切きれ長なが
long, narrow eyes; slit-like eyes
長なが話ばなしN1
long talk; long conversation

長ながいUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling for both physical length and duration.
永ながいUsage2%
Often used for long periods of time, emphasizing permanence or eternity. Less common than 長い.
ながいUsage2%
ながーいUsage<1%
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Native Japanese word. The kanji 長 is used for both physical length and temporal duration, while 永 emphasizes a long, often eternal, span of time.