Meaning

Primary

Nagasaki

Word Type

proper noun

Explanation

This word will be easier if you jump to the reading, since it's the name of a place, Nagasaki.

Reading

ながさき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The is the kun'yomi reading, which comes from 長い. The part is the same reading that you learned with the kanji (though also kun'yomi). Combine those together and you have ながさき. Sound familiar? It should. This is the city of Nagasaki, one of the cities in which the A-bombs fell.

Context

Context Sentences

私の名字は長崎なので、みんなには長ちゃんって呼ばれています。

My family name is Nagasaki, so everybody calls me Naga-chan.

川崎には行ったことがないですが、長崎になら行ったことがあります。

I've never been to Kawasaki, but I've been to Nagasaki.

お土産に長崎カステラを買ったよー。

I bought some Nagasaki sponge cake as a souvenir.

Kanji Composition