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丈 means 'stature'

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Strokes : 3    Frequency: 1001   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Challenge set: 5    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 8 words   Used in 56 words   Used in 435 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ジョウ
Kun
   たけ stature, length
Additional readings
Kun    だけ
Name    とも   ますら
Notes
Could also read as one (一) crossed sword (乂)
The simple-looking 丈 is a "coatrack" on which scads of meanings hang. Our kanji lies at the heart of 大丈夫 (okay), in terms conveying strength, and in several adverbs. Moreover, 丈 plays a key role in measurements of height (e.g., of people) and length (especially of clothes). Thanks to the last meaning, 丈 is in the name of an island famous for silks, drumming, and unreal beauty.
This is a synopsis of Joy o' Kanji's in-depth essay on 丈
Components
𠂇 (十) ten  乀 stretch  
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See also
才 genius  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 丈 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 丈 is used 55 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
ジョウ : 27 words FIND ALL
1. safe; all right; alright; OK; okay; sure
2. certainly; surely; undoubtedly
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たけ : 21 words FIND ALL
noun
1. height; stature
2. length (esp. of clothing)
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たけ (read as だけ) : 6 words FIND ALL
particle
1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone  (see also: しか; often written with kana only)
2. as (e.g. as soon as, as much as)  (often written with kana only)
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ますら: 1 word. FIND ALL
hero; manly person; warrior  (sometimes じょうぶ)
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Additional data
Henshall: 1415  Joy o' Kanji : 1415  Key to Kanji: 548 

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丈
ジョウ   たけ stature, length   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
乀
stretch
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