1.
height, stature
The measurement of a person's body from head to foot.
身長は何センチですか。
How tall are you? / What is your height?
息子の身長が急に伸びた。
My son's height suddenly increased.
身長180センチ以上の人を募集しています。
We are looking for people over 180 cm tall.
身長 is specifically for a person's height.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 身長が高い (to be tall)
- 身長が低い (to be short)
- 身長を測る (to measure height)
- 身長が伸びる (to grow taller)
COMPARISON:
- 身長: height of a person
- 背: height (colloquial, also means "back")
- 高さ: height of objects
HOMOPHONE:
身長 (height) vs 慎重 (careful) - same reading, different meaning.
Related Words
Related:
体重 (body weight)