also: ゆだけ · よたけ
noun
sleeve length from center back to cuff; yukitake measurement
A clothing measurement used for kimono and Japanese garments, taken from the center of the back neck to the cuff, combining sleeve length and half the shoulder width.
着物を仕立てるときは、裄丈を正確に測ってください。
When making a kimono, please measure the yukitake accurately.
この着物は裄丈が少し短いので、直してもらえますか。
This kimono's sleeve length is a bit short; could you have it adjusted?
Compound of 裄 (yuki, 'sleeve length from center back') and 丈 (take, 'length'). The reading ゆきたけ is the most common; alternate readings ゆだけ and よたけ exist but are less frequent.