# 丈 — length; sturdy

丈 means “length; sturdy”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 3 strokes. On'yomi: ジョウ (jou). Kun'yomi: たけ (take), だけ (dake). You'll see it in words such as 丈 (take, “height; stature”).

- Meaning: length; sturdy
- On'yomi: ジョウ (jou)
- Kun'yomi: たけ (take), だけ (dake)
- Strokes: 3
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Shapes 1

## How to remember 丈

Parts: 一 one; floor · 乂 crossed arms

## Words with 丈

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 丈 | たけ (take) | height; stature |

## Don't confuse it with

[不](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/not/) · [丹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cinnabar/) · [吏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/civil-servant/) · [友](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/friend/)

## More in the “Shapes 1” set

[模](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imitate/) · [枠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frame/) · [範](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pattern/) · [柄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pattern-on-fabric/) · [膨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swell/) · [丈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/length/) · [屈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stoop/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/length/. Last updated 2026-11-01.