How to Say ‘I'm 175 centimeters tall.’ in Japanese
百七十五センチです。
hyaku nanajuu go senchi desu
[hyah-koo nah-nah-jyuu goh sen-chee dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Japanese often says height as just "[number] + [センチ] + [です]" without a separate word for "tall." The meaning comes from context, or from a previous mention of [身長].
Phrase Breakdown
百七十五センチ
hyaku nanajuu go senchi
175 centimeters
States the height amount.
百七十五センチです。
It is 175 centimeters.
Words in this phrase
百
hyaku
[hyah-koo]
hundred
The number 100, used when building larger numbers.
身長は百七十五センチです。
My height is 175 centimeters.
七十
nanajuu
[nah-nah-jyuu]
seventy
The number 70, used as part of larger numbers.
身長は百七十五センチです。
My height is 175 centimeters.
五
go
[goh]
five
The number 5, used alone or as part of a larger number.
身長は百七十五センチです。
My height is 175 centimeters.
センチ
senchi
[sen-chee]
centimeter(s)
A katakana unit for measuring length, commonly used for body measurements.
身長は百七十五センチです。
My height is 175 centimeters.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
A polite copula used to make sentences formal and polite.
百七十五センチです。
It is 175 centimeters.
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