The seven shaku three sun (approximately 221cm) is called as 'Nami sun' (Average sun (3.03cm)), and the seven shaku five sun (approximately 227 cm) that extends is called as 'Nobi sun' (Extended sun) or 'Ni sun nobi' (extension by two sun), seven shaku seven sun (approximately 233 cm) as 'Yon sun nobi' (extended by four sun), and seven shaku (approximately 212 cm) as 'san sun zume' (contracted by three sun) or 'sun zume' (contraction by a sun (3.03 cm)).
標準とされている七尺三寸は「並寸（なみすん）」と言い、七尺五寸（約227cm）を「伸び寸（のびすん）」或は「二寸伸び（にすんのび）」、七尺七寸（約233cm）を「四寸伸び（よんすんのび）」、七尺（約212cm）を「三寸詰め（さんすんづめ）」或は「寸詰め（すんづめ）」としている。