丈 – length, ten shaku, measure

3 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1375 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 丈 means length, ten shaku, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has). Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジョウ (jou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たけ、だけ (take, dake). It is written with 3 strokes, under radical 一 (no. 1).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジョウ	jou
Kun’yomi	たけ	take
Kun’yomi	だけ	dake

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 一 (Kangxi radical 1). Components: ノ・一・丶.

Words using 丈

丈夫じょうぶhealthy大丈夫だいじょうぶsafe丈たけheight頑丈がんじょうsolid

Example sentences

彼は丈夫だったそうです。

He is said to have been strong.

Tatoeba #103983

彼女は今のところ大丈夫です。

She is all right at the moment.

Tatoeba #90036

いや、大丈夫だ。

No, no, that's okay.

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Kanji with the same radical

一三上下不七世両与万並丁丘且

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