(しんちょう)

しんちょう
noun
height, stature
1. height, stature
The measurement of a person's body from head to foot.
身長(しんちょう)(なん)センチですか。
How tall are you? / What is your height?
息子(むすこ)身長(しんちょう)(きゅう)()びた。
My son's height suddenly increased.
身長(しんちょう)180センチ以上(いじょう)(ひと)募集(ぼしゅう)しています。
We are looking for people over 180 cm tall.

身長(しんちょう) is specifically for a person's height.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 身長(しんちょう)(たか)い (to be tall)
  • 身長(しんちょう)(ひく)い (to be short)
  • 身長(しんちょう)(はか)る (to measure height)
  • 身長(しんちょう)()びる (to grow taller)

COMPARISON:

  • 身長(しんちょう): height of a person
  • (): height (colloquial, also means "back")
  • (たか)さ: height of objects

HOMOPHONE:
身長(しんちょう) (height) vs 慎重(しんちょう) (careful) - same reading, different meaning.