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丈

Length, Sturdy
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingジョウ
Kun readingたけ、だけ
JōyōGrade 8Level 15

Meanings

  1. length, Sturdy
  2. lengthRtK
  3. ten shaku
  4. measure
  5. mr.
  6. ms.
  7. height
    彼は平均的な背丈だ。He was a man of average height.tatoeba
  8. stature
  9. all (one has)
  1. length (esp. of clothing)
  2. everything

Homonyms

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Same spelling, other readings
  • 丈 だけ — only
Same reading (たけ)
岳 · mountain竹 · bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)

Popular Usage

丈夫大丈夫頑丈

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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stick (丨) · tucked under the arm

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 746

Compound words

丈夫じょうぶ
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
大丈夫だいじょうぶ
safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear
背丈せたけ
stature; height
頑丈がんじょう
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong
気丈きじょう
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
波乱万丈はらんばんじょう
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
軒丈のきたけ
height to the eaves
丈にだけに
as one would expect from ...
丈余じょうよ
over ten feet
脊丈せたけ
stature
裄丈ゆきたけ
measurement from the center of the neck to the cuff
偉丈夫いじょうふ
great man
首っ丈くびったけ
deeply in love with
其れ丈それだけ
that much
頸っ丈くびったけ
deeply in love with
気炎万丈きえんばんじょう
in high spirits
気焔万丈きえんばんじょう
in high spirits
出来る丈できるだけ
as much as one can
波瀾万丈はらんばんじょう
stormy and full of drama
千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れるせんじょうのつつみもありのいっけつよりくずれる
a small leak will sink a great ship

On Reading Examples

彼は丈夫だったそうです。じょうぶ
He is said to have been strong.tatoeba
彼は元のように丈夫ではない。じょうぶ
He is not so healthy as he used to be.tatoeba
彼は以前のように丈夫ではない。じょうぶ
He is not strong as before.tatoeba
彼はあいかわらず丈夫だ。じょうぶ
He is as strong as ever.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は丈夫だったそうです。
He is said to have been strong.tatoeba
彼は元のように丈夫ではない。
He is not so healthy as he used to be.tatoeba
彼は頑丈で健康そうに見える。
He appears to be strong and healthy.tatoeba

Stroke Order

3 strokes

Height; sturdy. A hand measuring length — an old unit (about 3 m). 丈夫 — sturdy.Also known as “Height”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 丈

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step