Basic measurements: Measurements
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Key Phrases
大サイズ
dai saizu
Large size
重い
omoi
Heavy
幅広
habahiro
Wide
Skills You'll Learn
Describing size
サイズの説明
saizu no setsumei
Describing weight
重さの説明
omo sa no setsumei
Describing width
幅の説明
haba no setsumei
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
サイズ
saizu
Size
大サイズ
dai saizu
Large size
💬 With size labels, Japanese often just puts the descriptor directly before [サイズ]: [大サイズ], [小サイズ], [Mサイズ]. You can swap in other labels the same way, like [Lサイズ].
See breakdown →小サイズ
shou saizu
Small size
💬 With size labels, Japanese often just puts the descriptor directly before [サイズ]: [大サイズ], [小サイズ], [Mサイズ]. You can swap in other labels the same way, like [Lサイズ].
See breakdown →Mサイズ
M saizu
Medium size
💬 Letter sizes are read with the English letter plus [サイズ], so [Mサイズ] is [エムサイズ]. The same pattern works for [Sサイズ] and [Lサイズ].
See breakdown →幅
haba
Width
長い
nagai
Long
短い
mijikai
Short
重さ
omo sa
Weight
💬 [重さ] means "weight" as a noun, built from [重い] (heavy). Japanese often makes this kind of noun with [～さ]: [長い] → [長さ] (length), [広い] → [広さ] (width/spaciousness).
See breakdown →軽い
karui
Light
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