たて
たて · tate · JLPT N5 · noun
height
📏 tate sounds like tall-tay: the tall, top-to-bottom direction
たて (縦) is the vertical dimension: height or length measured top to bottom. It pairs with よこ (横), the side-to-side width. Related to 立てる (tateru, to stand something up), so tate is the stood-up direction.