Illustration: In an apartment hallway, a parent measures a child's height against a plain wooden doorframe. The child's bare heels rest flat on the floor, back straight against the frame, while the parent holds a small wooden board horizontally against the crown of the head.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

背せ丈たけ

setake

height, stature

Example sentences

  1. 背丈せたけはどのくらいですか。

    How tall are you?

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  2. 弟おとうとは私わたしと同おなじくらいの背丈せたけです。

    My brother is as tall as me.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしも今いまや父ちちとほとんど同おなじ背丈せたけだ。

    I’m now about as tall as my father.

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Kanji in 背丈

  • 背stature; heightOnハイKunせ・せい・そむく
  • 丈length; ten shakuOnジョウKunたけ・だけ

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