No. 1,106 in Japanese
長期
"Long-term" or "extended period."
In a sentence
このプロジェクトは長期的な視点が重要です。
This project requires a long-term perspective.
Used as an adverbial modifier to describe the perspective needed for the project.
会社は長期の計画を立てています。
The company is creating a long-term plan.
Used as a noun modifier to specify the duration of the plan being discussed.
長期にわたる努力が報われました。
The efforts made over a long period have paid off.
Used to indicate the duration over which the efforts were made.
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