センチ

せんち
noun
centimeter
quantity
1. centimeter
A unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
身長(しんちょう)百七十(ひゃくななじゅう)センチです
My height is 170 centimeters.
Please cut it 5 centimeters shorter.
この(つくえ)(はば)八十(はちじゅう)センチです
This desk is 80 centimeters wide.

センチ is a common abbreviation of センチメートル (centimeter).

Etymology

From English "centimeter." Written as cm in abbreviation.

Common patterns

Related units

Usage

In Japanese, height is typically given in centimeters rather than feet/inches: 百七十(ひゃくななじゅう)センチ (170 cm). For precision, センチメートル may be used in formal or technical contexts.