JLPT N3 · Noun

身長 (shinchou)

身長 (しんちょう, shinchou) is a Japanese noun meaning “height (of a person); stature”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しんちょう
Romaji: shinchou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

height (of a person); stature · noun

Example sentences

息子はもう私と同じ身長だ。

My son is now as tall as I am.

Tatoeba #139949

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 身長

身

somebody, person, one's station in lifeシン・み · 7 strokes

長

long, leader, superiorチョウ・なが.い・おさ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 身長.

身みone's body自身じしん(one's) self出身しゅっしんone's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)身体しんたいbody全身ぜんしんwhole (body)独身どくしんunmarried中身なかみcontents刺身さしみsashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)心身しんしんmind and body身分みぶん(social) standing受身うけみthe defensive身近みぢかnear oneself身なりみなりdress身の上みのうえone's station in life

Source: JMdict entry 1365770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.