Moto 高: Tall; High; ExpensiveKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- コウ
- Kun'yomi
- たか(い)、たか、-だか、たか(まる)、たか(める)
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 952 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (コウ)
- 最高さいこうmost; highest
- 高校こうこうsenior high school; high school
- 最高裁さいこうさいSupreme Court
- 高官こうかんhigh official
- 高校生こうこうせいsenior high school student
- 高齢こうれいadvanced age; old age
- 高齢者こうれいしゃold person; old people
- 高級こうきゅうhigh class; high grade
- 高裁こうさいHigh Court
- 高層こうそうhigh-rise (building); multistory
- 高度こうどaltitude; height
- 高等こうとうhigh class; high grade
- 高速こうそくhigh-speed; rapid
- 高速道路こうそくどうろhighway; freeway
- 高騰こうとうsudden price jump; steep price rise
- 標高ひょうこうelevation; height above sea level
- 高額こうがくlarge sum (money)
- 高価こうかhighly priced; expensive
- 高卒こうそつhigh school graduate
- 高原こうげんtableland; plateau
- 高温こうおんhigh temperature
- 高山こうざんhigh mountain
- 高水準こうすいじゅんhigh level
- 高血圧こうけつあつhigh blood pressure; hypertension
- 高性能こうせいのうhigh efficiency; high performance
- 最高峰さいこうほうhighest peak; highest mountain
- 高地こうちhigh ground; plateau
- 高率こうりつhigh rate
- 高等学校こうとうがっこうsenior high school; high school
- 中高ちゅうこうmiddle and high school
- 高揚こうようelevation (of spirits); raising (of morale)
- 高見こうけんyour views; your opinion
- 高圧こうあつhigh voltage; high pressure
- 高気圧こうきあつhigh (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system
- 高品質こうひんしつhigh quality
- 高学年こうがくねんupper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
- 高炉こうろblast furnace
- 最高級さいこうきゅうhighest grade; top class
- 高熱こうねつhigh fever
- 最高検さいこうけんPublic Prosecutor's Office
- 高位こういdignity; eminent
- 高低こうていhigh and low; rise and fall
- 高所こうしょhigh place; high altitude
- 高架こうかelevated (structure); overhead
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 円高えんだかappreciation of the yen; strong yen
- 高さたかさheight; altitude
- 出来高できだかyield; crop
- 残高ざんだか(bank) balance; remainder
- 高いたかいhigh; tall
- 高まりたかまりrise; swell
- 高まるたかまるto rise; to swell
- 高値たかねhigh price
- 高めるたかめるto raise; to lift
- 割高わりだかcomparatively high; fairly expensive
- 高たかquantity; amount
- 声高こわだかloud (of a voice)
- 高台たかだいelevation; high ground
- 名高いなだかいfamous; noted
Other readings
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