厚さ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 厚さ is a noun read あつさ, formed from 厚い with さ to express the measurable quality of thickness.
• Basic usage: It can be something measured on an object or a target dimension to which material is rolled.
  • 板の厚さを定規で測りました。 describes measuring a board's thickness with a ruler; 生地を同じ厚さに伸ばしてから型で抜きます。 instructs the reader to roll dough to an even thickness before cutting out shapes with a mold.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 厚さを測る
  • を marks thickness as what is measured, while で marks the ruler as the tool.
• 同じ厚さに
  • に marks the even thickness that the dough is made to reach.
• 厚さ and 長さ
  • 厚さ measures thickness between surfaces, while 長さ measures length from one end to another.