The Japanese kanji for “Long” is 長. The pronunciation of the Kanji 長 is “naga-i” (なが-い) in its kun’yomi (Japanese reading) and “chou” (チョウ) in its on’yomi (Chinese reading). However, the Kanji 長 is also pronounced as “osa” (おさ) in it’s Japanese reading. The reading “osa” is for words when this Kanji extends its meaning from long to mean the head of a group, chief, leader, elder, the greatest of al