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高

Tall
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingたか.い、たか
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 2Level 7

Verbs with «高»

高める高まる

Meanings

  1. tallRtK
    彼は父よりずっと背が高い。He is far taller than his father is.tatoeba
    彼は父さんほど背が高くない。He is not as tall as his father.tatoeba
  2. expensive
  3. high
    東京に住んでいる外国のビジネスマンたちは、輸入欧米食料品の高価格にしばしば文句を言う。Foreign businessmen living in Tokyo often complain of the high prices for imported western food.tatoeba
    直通 中越高校 行Direct buses bound for Chuetsu High Schoolwiki
  1. quantity
  2. amount
  3. volume
  4. number
  5. amount of money

Homonyms

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Same reading (たか)
鷹 · hawk多寡 · degree (of something)

Popular Usage

高い高校高校生高等学校高価高速最高高級高層高度高等

Radicals and components

Radical高tall
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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top hat (亠) · mouth (口) · alien · hood (冂) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 329

Compound words

高いたかい
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level)
高校こうこう
senior high school; high school
高校生こうこうせい
senior high school student
高等学校こうとうがっこう
senior high school; high school
高価こうか
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
高速こうそく
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway
最高さいこう
best; supreme; wonderful; finest; highest
高級こうきゅう
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-end; luxury
高層こうそう
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; tall; high (altitude)
高度こうど
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade
高等こうとう
high class; high grade
円高えんだか
appreciation of the yen; strong yen
高まるたかまる
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
高めるたかめる
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
高橋たかはし
Japanese name
高さたかさ
height; altitude; elevation; level; altitude
高圧こうあつ
high voltage; high pressure
高位こうい
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
高温こうおん
high temperature
高音こうおん
high-pitched tone; soprano
高架こうか
elevated (structure); overhead
高額こうがく
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
高官こうかん
high official
高給こうきゅう
high salary

On Reading Examples

高関税が自由貿易への最大の障害になっている。こう
High tariffs are the chief obstacles to free trade.tatoeba
その子の顔がサンタクロースを見て高潮した。こうちょう
The child's face glowed when he saw Santa Claus.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

互いに自分の預金高は言い合わなかった。たか
They did not tell each other about the size of their savings.tatoeba
総売上高の点から見て、あの会社はとてもうまくいっている。だか
That company is doing very well in terms of total sales.tatoeba
全生産高はＸトンであった。だか
The overall output was tons.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は不快な甲高い声の持ち主だ。
He had an unpleasant screechy voice.tatoeba
彼は貧乏であるが、気位が高くて援助を求めない。
He is poor but is too proud to ask for help.tatoeba
61　田辺高校―草内
Route 61: Tanabe High School - Kusauchiwiki
しかし、高校生以下では禁止されている。
However, senior high school and younger students are not allowed to use it.wiki
ウルティモの殿で、不良行為少年高校生。
He is Ultimo's master, and a delinquent, high school student.wiki
京都美山高等学校
Kyoto Miyama High Schoolwiki
京都芸術高等学校
Kyoto Art Senior High Schoolwiki
多く非常に高価。
Many of them are very expensive.wiki
比較的高価である。
They were more expensive than other storybooks in comparison.wiki
高速バスターミナル
Express Bus Terminalwiki
東京臨海高速鉄道全線
Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit: entire linewiki
高級部位とされる。
Said that the meat of this portion is in the high-class.wiki
広島県の高級ブランド。
It is a high-grade article grown in Hiroshima Prefecture.wiki
超高層ピルのことを俗にそういう。
Super-high buildings are popularly called "matenro."wiki
八丁平近畿地方では珍しい高層湿原。
Hacchodaira: a moor located at high altitude, which is rare for the Kinki regionwiki
竹の高度利用研究センター
Research and Development Center for Bamboo Resourceswiki
派遣型高度人材育成協同プラン
Cooperative Plans for High-level Personnel Dispatchwiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Tall; expensive. A tall tower with a roof.

Practice Writing

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