also: ちょうろ · ながうじ · ながち · ながぢ · ながじ
long road; far journey
Refers to a physically long road or a long journey. Often used in literary or poetic contexts, but can appear in everyday speech when emphasizing distance.
I got tired from walking the long road.
He set out on a far journey.
遠路 also means a long road or journey, but is more formal and often used in set phrases like 遠路はるばる.
Standard kanji spelling for the common reading ながみち.
Obsolete on'yomi reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Rare reading variant; ながみち is the standard.
Rare reading variant with rendaku; ながみち is the standard.
Rare reading variant; ながみち is the standard.
Alternate kanji spelling; also read ながみち. Less common than 長路.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 長 (naga, 'long') and 路 (michi, 'road'). The reading ながみち is the standard kun'yomi combination. Alternate readings like ながち, ながぢ, and ながじ are rare variants. The on'yomi ちょうろ is obsolete.