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高 たか.い、たか、-だか、たか.まる、たか.める tall, high, expensive 5 65 10 189 たかい 会意 Compound Ideographic Two little aliens in a trenchcoat and top hat, trying to look TALL. The bottom one, in the glass helmet, is under the coat. The top one has his top hat pulled down in disguise, so all you can see is his mouth. 329

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コウ か, こ, じょい, た, はか 高校(こうこう): senior high school最高(さいこう): highest; supreme; the most高校生(こうこうせい): senior high school student高級(こうきゅう): high class; high grade高層(こうそう): multistory; multistoried; high-rise; high; tall高速(こうそく): (1) high speed; high gear (2) highway; freeway; expressway; motorway高度(こうど): (1) altitude; height (2) advanced; high-grade; strong高等(こうとう): high class; high grade残高(ざんだか): (bank) balance; remainder高い(たかい): (1) high; tall (2) expensive高まる(たかまる): to rise; to swell; to be promoted高める(たかめる): to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance高価(こうか): high price高原(こうげん): tableland; plateau高等学校(こうとうがっこう): senior high school名高い(なだかい): famous; celebrated; well-known高(たか): quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money高尚(こうしょう): high; noble; refined; advanced高(こう): (1) High (abbreviation of "High School" following a school's name) (2) high- 2 亠: kettle lid radical (no. 8)口: mouth冂: upside-down box radical (no. 13)口: mouth 高 10 (none) tall Here we have TWO MOUTHS each wearing a different hat. The top one is wearing a TOP HAT which is know to be as a TALL hat. The bottom one is wearing a SPACE HELMET which is known as an EXPENSIVE hat. (this kanji means both).

Kanji	高
Onyomi	コウ
Kunyomi	たか.い、たか、-だか、たか.まる、たか.める
Nanori	か, こ, じょい, た, はか
English	tall, high, expensive
Examples	高校(こうこう): senior high school 最高(さいこう): highest; supreme; the most 高校生(こうこうせい): senior high school student 高級(こうきゅう): high class; high grade 高層(こうそう): multistory; multistoried; high-rise; high; tall 高速(こうそく): (1) high speed; high gear (2) highway; freeway; expressway; motorway 高度(こうど): (1) altitude; height (2) advanced; high-grade; strong 高等(こうとう): high class; high grade 残高(ざんだか): (bank) balance; remainder 高い(たかい): (1) high; tall (2) expensive 高まる(たかまる): to rise; to swell; to be promoted 高める(たかめる): to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance 高価(こうか): high price 高原(こうげん): tableland; plateau 高等学校(こうとうがっこう): senior high school 名高い(なだかい): famous; celebrated; well-known 高(たか): quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money 高尚(こうしょう): high; noble; refined; advanced 高(こう): (1) High (abbreviation of "High School" following a school's name) (2) high-
JLPT Level	5
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	65
Components	亠: kettle lid radical (no. 8) 口: mouth 冂: upside-down box radical (no. 13) 口: mouth
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	高
Radical Number	189
Radical Strokes	10
Radical Reading	たかい
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	tall
Koohii Story 1	Two little aliens in a trenchcoat and top hat, trying to look TALL. The bottom one, in the glass helmet, is under the coat. The top one has his top hat pulled down in disguise, so all you can see is his mouth.
Koohii Story 2	Here we have TWO MOUTHS each wearing a different hat. The top one is wearing a TOP HAT which is know to be as a TALL hat. The bottom one is wearing a SPACE HELMET which is known as an EXPENSIVE hat. (this kanji means both).
RTK Index (new)	329

High Top Tall Expensive Senior School Wearing Hat