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長い

ながい

long

Mnemonic

Hers goes past where the drawing stops, and the nagging なが about getting it cut has gone on longer still: ながい.

Worth knowing

Length in space or in time. The same kanji reads ちょう in 社長 しゃちょう, a company head.

Built from

long, chief
Long hair on an old figure, drawn flowing down.

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