身長

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See also: 身长

Chinese

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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

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Noun

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身長

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

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しん)(ちょう) (shinchō

  1. height; stature (the tallness of a person)
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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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
(This term, 身長, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.)

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN