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Kanji Detail for 高 - "high"

高

  • Meaning

    高 means "high." Also associated with excellent, famous.

    1. High - Tall; elevated; lofty.

    2. Expensive - Costly; high-priced.

    3. Noble - Distinguished; exalted.

  • Words using 高

    • 最高 さいこう Listen best; supreme; wonderful
    • 高校 こうこう Listen senior high school; high school
    • 円高 えんだか Listen appreciation of the yen; strong yen
    • 高官 こうかん Listen high official
    • 高齢 こうれい Listen advanced age; old age
    • 最高裁 さいこうさい Listen Supreme Court
    • 高校生 こうこうせい Listen senior high school student
    • 高齢者 こうれいしゃ Listen old person; elderly person; senior citizen

  • Four-character idioms with 高

    • 士気高揚 しきこうよう Listen raising morale; lifting of morale
    • 大廈高楼 たいかこうろう Listen large building and lofty tower; splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure
    • 大所高所 たいしょこうしょ Listen broad perspective; broad view; broader point of view
    • 放歌高吟 ほうかこうぎん Listen loud singing
    • 狷介孤高 けんかいここう Listen stubborn and aloof
    • 眼高手低 がんこうしゅてい Listen able to criticize but not to create (criticise)

  • Tattoo check: 高

    • Verified meaning: high
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read がお, こ, ご, こう)
    • Also carries these associations: excellent, famous

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 高

    Given names 高(こう)Listen 高(たか)Listen

    Surnames 高(がお)Listen 高(こ)Listen 高(ご)Listen 高(こうざき)Listen 高(こうじ)Listen 高(こうしょう)Listen 高(こうそう)Listen 高(こお)Listen 高(たかい)Listen 高(たかくわ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    tall; high; expensive

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Gao

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    tall, lofty; high, elevated

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The opposite of low. The Doctrine of the Mean says: "Like ascending a height, one must start from below." | Noble. As in prices having high and low, also called 價值高下. | What cannot be attained. The Mencius says: "The Way is truly high and beautiful." | One who transcends common ways is called 高. As in 高人逸士 (lofty recluse). | Sound rising. As in 高歌 (sing loudly), 高唱 (chant loudly).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    daka(だか) だか

    taka(たか) たか

    taka.i(たか-い) たか-い

    taka.maru(たか-まる) たか-まる

    taka.meru(たか-める) たか-める

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    高 (takai)

  • Related Keywords

    high excellent famous amount arrogant honorific increase respect proud tall altitude elevate height lofty raised soaring supreme

Sentences including 高

  • He is as tall as any boy in his class.

  • He rescued a cat from a high tree.

  • This is by far the tallest building in this city.

  • This book is too expensive.

  • The price is kind of high for a used car.

  • You've grown so tall.

  • I can't buy a book this expensive.

  • Unlike her mother , she is tall.

  • That is a high building , is it not?

  • I would buy this watch , except it's too expensive.

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