What does kanji 丈 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 丈 is length.

How is kanji 丈 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 丈 are たけ, だけ; the onyomi readings are ジョウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 丈?

The main radical for kanji 丈 is 一.

What words use kanji 丈?

Example words that use kanji 丈 include 丈夫, 丈, 丈に, 丈を詰める.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

丈

Meaning

Kanji 丈

length

length, ten shaku, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: たけだけ
Onyomi 音読み: ジョウ
Nanori 名乗り: ともますら

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1375
Strokes: 3
Radical: 一
Components: 一 • 丶 • ノ
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 35 common entries

Showing 35 of 61 entries that include this kanji.

丈夫

じょうぶ

healthy

丈

だけ

as much as

丈に

だけに

on account of ...

丈を詰める

たけをつめる

to shorten (a garment)

丈人

じょうじん

elder

丈長

たけなが

tall

丈比べ

たけくらべ

comparison of statures

丈夫振り

ますらおぶり

manly poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)

丈母

じょうぼ

wife's mother

丈余

じょうよ

over ten feet

丈六

じょうろく

one jō and six shaku (4.85m)

背丈

せいたけ

stature

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼の背丈は１８０センチある。

his height is 180 cm.

袖の丈を少し短くしてください。

please shorten the sleeve length a bit.

彼はあり丈の金を出した。

he gave all the money he had.

一丈は約三メートルに相当する。

one jo is equivalent to about three meters.

それ丈のことで怒らないで。

don't get angry over just that.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 14 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.