noun
Architectural term for the vertical dimension of a structure.
このビルの立端は50メートルだ。
The height of this building is 50 meters.
noun
Colloquial term for how tall someone or something is; often written in katakana.
あの選手はタッパがあって有利だ。
That player has height, which is an advantage.
この棚のタッパはちょうどいい。
The height of this shelf is just right.
Common katakana spelling for the colloquial sense of a person's or thing's height.
Compound of 立つ (tatsu, 'to stand') and 端 (ha, 'edge, end'), with rendaku voicing to ば. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.