たけ

丈

height; stature

N5Common wordNoun

Noun

height•stature

Noun

length (esp. of clothing)

Noun

all (one has)•everything

Noun

magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

Example Sentences

丈(たけ)を少し詰めていただけますか。

Could you make it a little shorter for me?

丈(たけ)の長い黒いコートを着た、あの長身の男だった。

It was the tall man in the long, black coat.

丈(たけ)の長いコートは、ほとんどくるぶしまで届いていた。

He was wearing a long black coat that reached almost to his ankles.

コートを探してます。背が低いので、丈(たけ)は短めで、なるべくすっきりしたデザインのものを。

I'm looking for a coat. I'm short so the length should be on the short side, and as refined a design as possible.

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

ジョウ / たけ