身長

See also: 身长

Chinese

 
body; torso; person
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
 
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (身長)
simp. (身长)

Pronunciation


Noun

身長

  1. (literary) height (of a person)
  2. length (of a garment from shoulder to hemline)

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
ちょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    Noun

    (しん)(ちょう) (shinchō) 

    1. height; stature (the tallness of a person)
    Synonyms

    Etymology 2

    Kanji in this term
    み(の)
    Grade: 3
    たけ
    Grade: 2
    kun’yomi
    For pronunciation and definitions of 身長 – see the following entry.
    みのたけ
    [noun] stature; height
    Alternative spellings
    身の丈, 身丈, 身の長, 身長
    (This term, 身長, is an alternative (dated) spelling of the above term.)

    References

    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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