Japanese symbol for “height”
身長
しんちょう
Romaji: shinchou
height (of a person); stature
In Japanese, height is 身長, read しんちょう (shinchou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n height (of a person); stature
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “height”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 背 | せい sei | height; stature |
| 盛り | さかり sakari | height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); (in) season |
| 丈 | たけ take | height; stature |
| 高度 | こうど koudo | altitude; height; elevation |
| 極み | きわみ kiwami | height; acme; extremity |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 出身 | しゅっしん shusshin | one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school) |
| 中身 | なかみ nakami | contents; interior; filling |
| 全身 | ぜんしん zenshin | whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait) |
| 変身 | へんしん henshin | metamorphosis; disguise; transformation |
| 成長 | せいちょう seichou | growth; development; growing up |
| 社長 | しゃちょう shachou | company president; manager; director |
| 会長 | かいちょう kaichou | president (of a society); chairman |
See also: Chinese symbol for “height”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.