Long

Japanese: 丈長 - たけなが

〘noun〙① (adjective) Long in length. In particular, clothing that is longer than one's height. Also, the state of being so. ※Zappai/Senryu Hyōmanku-Go, Tenmei 1 (1781), Jin 2 "On nights when the sun rises, the height grows long." ※Meguriahi (1888-89), translated by Futabatei Shimei, 1 "Long gray-colored clothing." ② A type of washi paper. A type of hosho paper, thick, 1 shaku 8 sun 3 bu (about 55 cm) long and 2 shaku 4 sun 7 bu (about 75 cm) wide. Long hosho paper. ※Ukiyo-zoshi/Keisei Denju Kamiko (1710), 5 "For example, Hansuke could buy something even if it was just a piece of paper as long as a toothpick ." ③ ② cut into strips, folded flat, and tied on top of a motoyui for decoration. Hiramoto Yui . *Hyōbōki Shikidō Daikyō (1678) 9 "There was a courtesan who folded the paper and wrote a letter on it."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① (形動) 丈が長いこと。特に、衣服などが身長に比べて長めであること。また、そのさま。※雑俳・川柳評万句合‐天明元（1781）仁二「かうしんの夜はたけ長におよぶなり」※めぐりあひ（1888‐89）〈二葉亭四迷訳〉一「丈長な鼠色の衣服や」② 和紙の一種。奉書紙の類で、紙質が厚く、縦一尺八寸三分（約五五センチメートル）・横二尺四寸七分（約七五センチメートル）のもの。丈長奉書。※浮世草子・けいせい伝受紙子（1710）五「たとへば楊枝一本たけ長(ナガ)の紙一枚でも半助が物を買てやれ」③ ②を細長く切って平らにたたみ、元結(もとゆい)の上に装飾用として結んだもの。平元結(ひらもとゆい)。※評判記・色道大鏡（1678）九「たけながのもとゆひ紙を折て、文かきやりたる傾城あり」

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