身長

• 読み: しんちょう
• ローマ字: shinchou
• 漢字の分解: 身 (shin) — body, self; 長 (chou) — long, chief
• 発音: /ɕiɴ.tɕoː/

意味

Height; stature. A person's body height measured standing upright.

A noun specifically referring to a person's standing height. Used in formal contexts like medical records, identification documents, and physical examinations. Distinguished from 高さ (general height of objects) and 背 (a more casual word for a person's height). Measured in centimetres in Japan.

例文

1. 彼の身長は180センチです。
2. 身長を測ってもらった。
3. 子供の身長が急に伸びた。

使い方ガイド

場面: health, profiles, growth

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 身 (body, self) and 長 (long, chief). Together they describe the length of one's body when standing, a straightforward compound for physical stature.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal