等とう身しん

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

body proportions; bodily scale

Refers to the proportions or scale of a whole body, especially in contexts such as characters, figures, drawings, and design. Often used as a noun or in の-modifying phrases such as 等身のバランス.

• このフィギュアは等とう身しんのバランスがよく、自し然ぜんに見みえる。

  This figure has well-balanced body proportions and looks natural.

• 漫まん画がでは、場ば面めんに合あわせて登とう場じょう人じん物ぶつの等とう身しんを変かえることがある。

  In manga, artists sometimes change a character's body proportions to suit the scene.