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長引く (ながびく): to be prolonged, to drag on — Japanese vocabulary

長引く is read ながびく and means "to be prolonged, to drag on". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

長引く

Reading
ながびく · nagabiku
Translation
to be prolonged, to drag on
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ながびくが

Example

長引く不況のために、多くの労働者が失業している。

ながびくふきょうのために、おおくのろうどうしゃがしつぎょうしている。

Because of the protracted depression, many workers are unemployed.

Kanji in this word

  • 長 — long, leader
  • 引 — pull, attract

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