How to Say ‘What is your height?’ in Japanese
身長は何センチですか。
shinchou wa nan senchi desu ka
[sheen-choh wah nan sen-chee dess kah]
💬 Usage Tip: This is the same useful measurement pattern as [体重は何キロですか]: item + [は] + [何] + unit + [ですか]. Once you know the unit, you can swap in lots of body measurements.
Phrase Breakdown
身長は
shinchou wa
As for your height
Introduces the topic of height.
身長は高いです。
The height is tall.
Words in this phrase
身長
shinchou
[sheen-choh]
height
A noun meaning a person's height, often used in medical forms or checkups.
身長は何センチですか。
How tall are you in centimeters?
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
A particle that marks the topic of the sentence, as in 'as for...'.
身長は何センチですか。
How tall are you in centimeters?
何センチ
nan senchi
how many centimeters
Asks for height in centimeters.
何センチですか。
How many centimeters is it?
Words in this phrase
何
nan
[nan]
what; how many
A question word meaning 'what' or 'how many,' here asking for a number.
身長は何センチですか。
How tall are you in centimeters?
センチ
senchi
[sen-chee]
centimeter(s)
A katakana unit for measuring length, commonly used for body measurements.
身長は何センチですか。
How tall are you in centimeters?
ですか
desu ka
is it?
Polite question ending.
これは何ですか。
What is this?
Words in this phrase
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
A polite copula used to make sentences formal and polite.
身長は何センチですか。
How tall are you in centimeters?
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
A sentence-ending particle that makes the sentence a question.
身長は何センチですか。
How tall are you in centimeters?
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