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漢字Kanji · in Time & Sequence

丈: length, ten shaku

Also: measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely

N1 (our estimate)3 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

一 carries the meaning · 乂 is drawn in

3 strokes
  • Bronze · Zhou
  • Today

Bronze: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Two readings, and the words that use each

ジョウjou · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 丈夫じょうぶhealthy; robust; strong
  • 頑丈がんじょうsolid; firm; stout
  • 大丈夫だいじょうぶsafe; secure; sound
  • 気丈きじょうstout-hearted; firm; courageous

たけtake · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 丈たけheight; stature
  • 背丈せたけstature; height

Also read だけ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Everything begins with one. This radical is the first strike of the brush that defines the horizon, the first step of a long journey, and the very foundation of the mathematical world.”
More in the 一 one story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
一

Also built on one (一)

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乂

Also built on 乂

Also read ジョウ

34 kanji share this on'yomiAll 34

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
丈 length
vs大 large
Compare the two shapes stroke by stroke.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zhàng

Same form: 丈 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
丈 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
丈 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin zhàng most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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