Therefore, this is one of the causes for doubting that he was the real child of Hideyoshi who was actually smaller than approximately 152cm and famous as 'a small size military commander' even at that time when the average height was considerably shorter when compared to today.
このため身長が5尺（約152cm）も無いと言われ、平均身長が現在よりかなり低かった戦国時代においても「小柄な武将」として有名だった秀吉の実子かどうかが疑われる一因になっている。