also: たき
noun
Refers to vertical height or stature, often of people, plants, or things measured by how tall they stand. In everyday speech, 背丈 is common for a person's height.
庭に丈の高い草が生えている。
Tall grass is growing in the garden.
この木は人の丈ほどの
This tree is about as tall as a person.
noun
length of clothing; hem length
Commonly used for the length of garments or garment parts, especially in phrases such as スカートの丈, 着丈, 袖丈, and 丈が長い／短い.
このスカートは丈が少し長い。
This skirt is a little long.
ズボンの丈を直してもらった。
I had the length of the pants altered.
noun
all one feels; everything one has; the full extent
Idiomatic use in emotional fixed expressions such as 思いの丈 and 心の丈, meaning the full extent of one's feelings or thoughts.
彼女は手紙に思いの丈をつづった。
She poured all her feelings into the letter.
彼はようやく心の丈を打ち明けた。
He finally revealed everything that was in his heart.
noun
magnificence; dignified grandeur
Rare literary or critical use, especially in discussion of waka poetry; not a normal everyday meaning of 丈.
古い歌論では、和歌の丈が重んじられた。
In old waka criticism, the magnificence of a poem was valued.