漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 210 strokesRadical
On
コウ
Kun
たか(い)
Meaning
high, tall; expensive

Origin

ORIGIN

A drawing of a tall building or tower → high, tall.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コウ高低・高級・最高
たかい高い・高台・高ぶる
たか高・売上高
たかまる高まる・高まり
たかめる高める

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 高校こうこう

    high school

  • 最高さいこう

    the best, highest

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

山が 高いです。

The mountain is high.

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