高 – tall, high, expensive

10 strokesTaught in grade 2#65 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 高 means tall, high, expensive. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ (kou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たか.い、たか、-だか、たか.まる、たか.める (takai, taka, daka, takamaru, takameru). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 高 (no. 189).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コウ	kou
Kun’yomi	たか.い	takai
Kun’yomi	たか	taka
Kun’yomi	-だか	daka
Kun’yomi	たか.まる	takamaru
Kun’yomi	たか.める	takameru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 高 (Kangxi radical 189). Components: 口・亠・冂.

Words using 高

高いたかいhigh高校こうこうsenior high school高校生こうこうせいsenior high school student高価こうかhighly priced高速こうそくhigh-speed最高さいこうbest高めるたかめるto raise高まるたかまるto rise高級こうきゅうhigh-class高層こうそうhigh-rise (building)高度こうどaltitude高等こうとうhigh class高等学校こうとうがっこうsenior high school高こうhigh高原こうげんtableland高尚こうしょうhigh残高ざんだか(bank) balance名高いなだかいfamous

Example sentences

銀行はリスクの高い顧客へのローンには高い金利をつける。

Banks charge higher interest on loans to risky customers.

Tatoeba #179572

富士山は日本で一番高い山です。

Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan.

Tatoeba #84930

そんな高い車を買う余裕はありません。

I can't afford to buy such an expensive car.

Tatoeba #204136

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