8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N5
long, leader, superior, senior
Kun'yomi
な が い long (distance, length) ②long (time) お さ head ②the greatest (of all the ...)
On'yomi
チョ ウ head ②merit ③superiority ④major
Nanori
お おしゃ たかし た け height ②length (esp. of clothing) ③all (one has) ④magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.) な は ひさ
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 9577 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-36-25 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 4938 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 6379 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2556 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3163 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1626 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2212 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1920 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 2070 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 25 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 939 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 155 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 41100 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 173 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 95 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 95 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 116 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 95 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 189 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 161 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 90 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 89 |
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 2.20 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1837 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1939 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 0a8.2 |
| Four corner code | 7173.2 |
| De Roo Code | 3465 |