Memory phrase for the character: 丈

丈

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Meaning

measure of length, height, approx. 3m

Pronunciation

JŌ
take

Explanation

 Variant of big 大, which shows a big person with spread arms. Here this person makes a wide step.

Mnemonic
 
With a wide step it is measured: the length of 3m.

Radicals

一 oneSimply one stroke for "one".
大 bigA person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big.
丈 measure of lengthA tall 大 person making a wide lunge (= lateral step) to the right to measure this distance.




 Vocabulary

丈 たけ  (uk) only, just, as
丈夫 じょうぶ  good health, robustness, strong, hero
大丈夫 だいじょうぶ  safe, all right, O.K.
頑丈 がんじょう  solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy

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