丈・長|たけtake[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounheight; stature
2. nounlength (esp. of clothing)
   丈たけの長ながいコートは、ほとんどくるぶしまで届とどいていた。↗

   He was wearing a long black coat that reached almost to his ankles.
3. nounall (one has); everything
4. nounmagnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

• Synonym身長しんちょうNeutralThe formal term for a person's height, as in 「身長を測る」; 「丈」 leans toward the length of clothes and objects.
• Synonym背せいNeutralThe everyday colloquial word for a person's height, as in 「背が高い」; 「丈」 mostly refers to clothing length.
• Synonym背丈せたけNeutralRefers to stature or build, and is rather colloquial; 「丈」 mostly refers to the length of clothes and skirts.
• Synonym上背うわぜいNeutralHeight or stature, often used of tall people, as in 「上背がある」; 「丈」 refers to clothing length.
• Synonym身の丈みのたけNeutralRefers to one's height, and figuratively to what suits one's means or ability, as in 「身の丈に合った生活」; 「丈」 more often refers to clothing length.
• Synonym身丈みたけNeutralA person's height, and also the length of a kimono etc. from collar to hem; 「丈」 is more often used for the length of skirts, sleeves, and the like.

Use 「丈」 for the length of clothes and skirts, as in 「スカート丈」. For height, 「身長」 is the formal term and 「背」 the everyday one; 「身の丈」 is figurative for what fits one's means, and 「身丈」 names a kimono's length.

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1. （たけ、ジョウ）長ながさ、背せの高たかさ、身長しんちょう。
2. （たけ）衣服いふくの部分ぶぶんの長ながさ。
3. （たけ）あるかぎりのすべて。