長江

See also: 长江

Chinese
 
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 river
trad. (長江) 長 江
simp. (长江) 长 江
Literally: “long river”.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

長江

  1. Yangtze River
  2. (～河) Changjiang Creek, the upper course of the Jin River (錦江) in Jiangxi
  3. (～社區) Changjiang (a community in Guanshan, Hongshan, Wuhan, Hubei, China)


Synonyms
  • 江 (jiāng) (ancient, literary, or abbreviated)
  • 揚子江／扬子江 (Yángzǐ Jiāng) (originally only in reference to the lower reaches)

Derived terms
  • 長江後浪催前浪，一代新人換舊人／长江后浪催前浪，一代新人换旧人
  • 長江無六月／长江无六月

See also

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
長 江
ちょう
Grade: 2		 こう
Grade: S
on’yomi

From Chinese 長江 (literally “long river”).

Pronunciation

Noun

長江 (hiragana ちょうこう, rōmaji chōkō, historical hiragana ちやうかう)

  1. (literally) a long river

Proper noun

長江 (hiragana ちょうこう, rōmaji Chōkō, historical hiragana ちやうかう)

  1. the Yangtze River
    Synonym: 揚子江 (Yōsukō)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
長 江
なが
Grade: 2		 え
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Proper noun

長江 (hiragana ながえ, rōmaji Nagae)

  1. A surname​.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
長江

Proper noun

長江 • (Janggang) (hangeul 장강)

  1. Hanja form? of 장강.
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