永い (ながい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

永い (ながい) means long / lengthy / prolonged.

See example sentences below.

永い at a glance

永い

ながいnagai

N2adj

long / lengthy / prolonged

永いながいnagaiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

long / lengthy / prolonged

Example 1

永い間会わなかったね。

Translation

We haven't seen each other for a long time.

Example 2

永い旅がやっと終わった。

Translation

The long journey finally ended.