全ぜん長ちょう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

full length; total length; overall length

Used for the entire length of an object, animal, vehicle, or route. Common in specifications, measurements, and descriptions.

〈物もの〉の全ぜん長ちょうは〈数かず〉だthe full length of ~ is ~
この橋はしの全ぜん長ちょうは500メートルだ。
The full length of this bridge is 500 meters.
全ぜん長ちょう〈数かず〉の〈物もの〉a ~ that is ~ (in) full length
全ぜん長ちょう10メートルのトラックが道どう路ろを走はしっている。
A truck that is 10 meters long is driving on the road.
〈物もの〉の全ぜん長ちょうを測はかるto measure the full length of ~
研けん究きゅう者しゃたちはクジラの全ぜん長ちょうを測はかった。
The researchers measured the whale's full length.

長ながさN1
長さ is the general word for length of anything, while 全長 specifically means the total or overall length of an object like a vehicle, animal, or route.
刃は渡わたり
刃渡り refers specifically to the length of a blade, while 全長 is the general term for the total length of any object, including the handle.
体たい長ちょうN1
全長 measures an animal's total length including the tail, while 体長 measures only the body, excluding the tail.

全ぜん高こう
全長 refers to overall length, while 全高 refers to overall height, so learners must not swap these similarly formed terms.
全ぜん幅ぷく
全長 refers to overall length, while 全幅 refers to overall width, so the two are easily confused despite describing different dimensions.

Compound of 全 (zen, 'whole, entire') and 長 (chō, 'length').

Meanings

full length; total length; overall length

Used for the entire length of an object, animal, vehicle, or route. Common in specifications, measurements, and descriptions.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の全ぜん長ちょうは〈数かず〉だthe full length of ~ is ~

この橋はしの全ぜん長ちょうは500メートルだ。

The full length of this bridge is 500 meters.

全ぜん長ちょう〈数かず〉の〈物もの〉a ~ that is ~ (in) full length

全ぜん長ちょう10メートルのトラックが道どう路ろを走はしっている。

A truck that is 10 meters long is driving on the road.

〈物もの〉の全ぜん長ちょうを測はかるto measure the full length of ~

研けん究きゅう者しゃたちはクジラの全ぜん長ちょうを測はかった。

The researchers measured the whale's full length.

Related words

長さ is the general word for length of anything, while 全長 specifically means the total or overall length of an object like a vehicle, animal, or route.

刃渡り refers specifically to the length of a blade, while 全長 is the general term for the total length of any object, including the handle.

全長 measures an animal's total length including the tail, while 体長 measures only the body, excluding the tail.

Don't confuse with

全長 refers to overall length, while 全高 refers to overall height, so learners must not swap these similarly formed terms.

全長 refers to overall length, while 全幅 refers to overall width, so the two are easily confused despite describing different dimensions.