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Kanji Detail for 高 - "high, tall, excellent"

  • Meaning

    高 means "high, tall, excellent."

    1. High - Tall; elevated; lofty.

    2. Expensive - Costly; high-priced.

    3. Noble - Distinguished; exalted.

  • 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

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    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).
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Sentences including

  • 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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