長ちょう物ぶつ

noun

long object; something long

Refers to any object that is notably long in shape, such as a pole, a long piece of luggage, or a scroll.

• 電でん車しゃの中なかで長なが物ものを持もっていると、周まわりに迷めい惑わくになることがある。

  Carrying a long object on the train can sometimes bother people around you.

noun

useless thing; white elephant; boondoggle

Used in the set phrase 無用の長物 (むようのながもの) to describe something that is useless or more trouble than it's worth. The standalone use is rare.

See also: 無用の長物

• 使つかわない大おおきな家か具ぐは、まさに無む用ようの長なが物ものだ。

  That large piece of furniture we never use is truly a white elephant.