背(せ)の高(たか)さ

せのたかさ
noun
(a person's) height; stature
1. (a person's) height; stature
The height of a person, measured from feet to head. The everyday way of referring to how tall someone is.
背(せ)の高(たか)さはどのくらいですか。
About how tall are you?
兄弟(きょうだい)でも背(せ)の高(たか)さがずいぶん違(ちが)う。
Even though they're brothers, their heights differ quite a bit.
背(せ)の高(たか)さは中学生(ちゅうがくせい)頃(ごろ)にぐんと伸(の)びる子(こ)が多(おお)い。
Many children's height shoots up around the time they're in middle school.

Literally "the tallness of one's back/torso." The everyday phrase; the single noun 身長(しんちょう) is more formal and used on forms and medical charts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 背(せ)の高(たか)さを測(はか)る: to measure someone's height
  • 背(せ)の高(たか)さが違(ちが)う: heights differ
  • 背(せ)の高(たか)さが同(おな)じくらい: about the same height
  • 背(せ)の高(たか)さ順(じゅん)に並(なら)ぶ: to line up by height

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 身長(しんちょう): height (formal) — used on forms, medical records, official descriptions
  • 背(せ)が高(たか)い: to be tall — the adjective expression, not the noun
  • 背丈(せたけ): stature — somewhat literary; emphasizes overall build
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