長身

Japanese
Kanji in this term
長 身
ちょう
Grade: 2		 しん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ちょーしん [chòóshíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːɕĩɴ]

Noun

長(ちょう)身(しん) • (chōshin) ←ちやうしん (tyausin)?

  1. being of tall stature
    長身(ちょうしん)美女(びじょ)
    chōshin bijo
    tall beauty

Antonyms
  • 短身(たんしん) (tanshin)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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