# 長 long / boss

(kick in the nuts) + ??? (???)
★★★★★
8 strokes
JERK PN STRONG SYMBOLIC

## Onyomi

CHOU |

## Mnemonic

| I have no idea what that top radical is supposed to be. So, regardless, here's a mnemonic: I've waited a long time to kick my boss in the nuts.

## Kunyomi

なが*い | long ★★★★★

## Jukugo

xxx 長(ちょう) | boss ★★★★★ SUF SUFFIX meaning "Boss of XXX."
社長(しゃちょう) | company boss. ★★★★☆ 社 (company) + 長 (long / boss) = 社長 (company boss.)
長所(ちょうしょ) | good point ★★☆☆☆ 長 (long / boss) + 所 (area / attribute) = 長所 (good point) strong point, as opposed to weak point. Can be used about people (his 長所 is his courage, her 長所 is her brain) or machines ('The strong point of this PC is its long battery-life')
身長(しんちょう) | height ★★☆☆☆ 身 ((one's own) flesh) + 長 (long / boss) = 身長 (height) height (BOOBOO; only about human bodies- not about buildings or, well, anything else)
延長(えんちょう) する | prolonging ★★☆☆☆ 延 (prolong) + 長 (long / boss) = 延長 (prolonging) extension or prolonging, in time. Also means,to extend a linear thing by building it longer. A bit more official than the related term 伸ばす　(のばす).

## Used In

- 張
- 帳
- 髪

## Synonyms

boss or superior person 目上 上司 課長
good point 価値 長所 特技
lengthen 伸びる 延びる 延ばす 伸ばす 延長