Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 長治, 長陽, 長春, 長晴, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. NAH-GAH-HAH-ṘOO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "chief, head, leader, long" combined with 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer". Other kanji combinations are possible.