丈 – vocab dash

丈たけ

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Meanings

Noun

1. height; stature

2. length (esp. of clothing)

3. all (one has); everything

4. magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

Kanji used

Pitch accent

たけ

Used in vocabulary

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

Expression

comparison of statures

Noun

only once

Expression

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

Noun

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

Noun

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

Adverb

Examples4

丈たけの長ながいコートは、ほとんどくるぶしまで届とどいていた。

He was wearing a long black coat that reached almost to his ankles.

丈たけの長ながい黒くろいコートを着きた、あの長ちょう身しんの男おとこだった。

It was the tall man in the long, black coat.

丈たけを少すこし詰つめていただけますか。

Could you make it a little shorter for me?

コートを探さがしてます。背せが低ひくいので、丈たけは短みじかめで、なるべくすっきりしたデザインのものを。

I'm looking for a coat. I'm short so the length should be on the short side, and as refined a design as possible.