The kanji 丈: meaning, readings and stroke order

丈

Meaning: length, sturdy
On reading: ジョウ jou
Kun reading: たけ take
Strokes: 3
Radical: 一 one
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: chiều dài, chắc khoẻ (trượng)
Japanese: ながさ。じょうぶ。
Korean: 길이, 튼튼하다 (장)
Chinese: 长度、结实

Readings, words and example sentences

ジョウ jou · on reading

丈じょう夫ぶ
strong, sturdy
この箱は 丈じょう夫ぶです。
This box is sturdy.

たけ take · kun reading · less common

丈たけ
length (of clothes)
そでの 丈たけを短くします。
I make the sleeves shorter.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.