How to say length in Japanese

長短^★【ちょうたんchoutan】: noun:
(relative) length
advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points; merits and demerits

Example Sentences

党首toushu はha 今後kongo のno 方針houshin をwo 一瀉千里isshasenri にni 述べ立てたnobetateta。: The party leader rattled on at great length about future policies.
コートKOOTO をwo 探してますsagashitemasu。背が低いsegahikui のでnode、丈take はha 短めmijikame でde、なるべくnarubeku すっきりsukkiri したshita デザインDEZAIN のno ものmono をwo。: I'm looking for a coat. I'm short so the length should be on the short side, and as refined a design as possible.
容積youseki をwo 計算keisan するsuru ためにtameni はha 縦tate とto 横yoko とto 深fuka さsa をwo かければkakereba よいyoi。: To calculate the capacity, multiply the length by the width by the depth.
平均的heikinteki 長naga さsa はha７時間jikan４５分fun でde、人間ningen のno 多くooku がga 必要とするhitsuyoutosuru 時間jikan とto 大してtaishite 変わらないkawaranai。: The average length is seven hours and forty-five minutes, not much different from what a lot of humans need.
彼女kanojo はha 近ごろchikagoro 彼kare をwo 遠ざけているtoozaketeiru。: She keeps him at arm's length these days.

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