丈
たけ · take · JLPT N1 · particle
height
📏 Sounds like 竹 (take, bamboo), a tall plant; its stalks show height and length
Etymology: 丈 is 十 (ten) plus a measuring rod, an old unit of ten shaku, about 3 m. That length sense carries over to height.
たけ · take · JLPT N1 · particle
height
📏 Sounds like 竹 (take, bamboo), a tall plant; its stalks show height and length
Etymology: 丈 is 十 (ten) plus a measuring rod, an old unit of ten shaku, about 3 m. That length sense carries over to height.