長根
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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長 | 根 |
なが Grade: 2 | ね Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
Can be described as 長 (naga, “long”) + 峰 (ne, “ridge”) (rather than 根 (ne, “root”)). Okinawan ながに (nagani, “(one's) back”) is an equivalent of this compound word.
Noun
長根 • (nagane)
- (dialectal, Tōhoku) continuation of peaks; ridge
- (dialectal, Sendai) long continuation of a bank, embankment