Basic measurements: Describing your body measurements to the nurse

🇯🇵 Staff usually say this with a small open-hand gesture pointing the way, and then walk ahead of you. Just follow them; no reply is needed beyond a nod.

🇯🇵 Patients often say this when they arrive at reception or when the exam begins. It means roughly "I'm in your hands," and it sets a polite, cooperative tone.

💬 身長 is said (shinchō), with a long "o" at the end. If you shorten it to (shincho), it sounds like a different word.

💬 Adding か to the end of です turns a statement into a question, so you don't need a question mark. In speech, your voice rises slightly on the か.

💬 どのくらい works for any amount: height, weight, time or cost. For example, 時間はどのくらいですか "About how long does it take?"

💬 Here は is said (wa), not (ha), because it marks the topic: "as for height..."

💬 180 is said (hyaku-hachijū). Japanese gives height in centimeters, never feet and inches, so convert yours before the visit.

🇯🇵 Clinics usually measure you on the spot anyway. Still, having the number ready speeds up the intake forms.

💬 体重 is said (taijū), with a long "u" sound at the end.

💬 The は here is said (wa), not (ha), because it marks the topic: "as for weight..."