肩幅

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 肩幅(かたはば) means shoulder width, with 幅 indicating horizontal breadth.
• Basic usage: It is used when taking measurements for clothing or comparing people's shoulder widths.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 広い for width
  • 肩幅が広い describes broad shoulders. Compared with 背が高い for being tall, it shows the different adjectives used for width and height.