長なが々なが

ながなが naganaga

long
drawn-out
very long

adverb (〜と)adverb

Chinese meanings

长时间；伸长

Examples

ジョンは長いすに長々と寝そべっていた。
John stretched out on the couch.
约翰伸直身体躺在沙发上。
Tatoeba #215240
先生は時間を守ることの大切さについて長々と述べた。
Our teacher dwelt on the importance of punctuality.
老师长篇大论地讲述守时的重要性。
Tatoeba #141569

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('a45d9c6b07'); // 長々

{
  "id": "a45d9c6b07",
  "word": "長々",
  "reading": "ながなが",
  "romaji": "naganaga",
  "meanings": [
    "long",
    "drawn-out",
    "very long"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "adv-to",
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1599440,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "ジョンは長いすに長々と寝そべっていた。",
      "en": "John stretched out on the couch.",
      "tatoeba_id": 215240
    },
    {
      "ja": "先生は時間を守ることの大切さについて長々と述べた。",
      "en": "Our teacher dwelt on the importance of punctuality.",
      "tatoeba_id": 141569
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "d56d95669e536be0e7b0c47d11a735433fdcff5e131bd3178fb3352abe9abd5e",
    "meanings": [
      "长时间",
      "伸长"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "ジョンは長いすに長々と寝そべっていた。",
        "zh": "约翰伸直身体躺在沙发上。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "先生は時間を守ることの大切さについて長々と述べた。",
        "zh": "老师长篇大论地讲述守时的重要性。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/a45d9c6b07",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1599440; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "aa23ea029812753064017853060972b51956397c42a71e63827b73cfde7273f7"
  }
}