丈じょう

noun

3.03 meters; ten shaku

Traditional Japanese unit of length equal to ten 尺 (shaku); roughly 3.03 meters. Used in historical or architectural contexts.

See also: 尺 (しゃく)

• この柱はしらの長ながさは約やく一いち丈じょうです。

  This pillar is about one jō (3.03 meters) long.

noun

length; measure

General term for length or measurement, often used in compound words or formal contexts.

• 布ぬのの丈たけを測はかる。

  Measure the length of the cloth.

suffix

Mr.; Mrs.

Honorific suffix attached after the name of an artiste, performer, or master. Conveys respect similar to 'Mr./Mrs.' but limited to traditional arts and crafts.

• 歌か舞ぶ伎きの市いち川かわ團だん十じゅう郎ろう丈じょうが舞ぶ台たいに立たった。

  Master Ichikawa Danjūrō appeared on stage.