長生き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
なが
Grade: 2

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

From (なが) (naga, long) + () (iki, living).

Pronunciation

Noun

(なが)() • (nagaiki

  1. longevity
  2. long life

Synonyms

Verb

(なが)()する • (nagaiki surusuru (stem (なが)() (nagaiki shi), past (なが)()した (nagaiki shita))

  1. to live a long life

Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN