高 (こう) — high, tall

高こう high

Frequency #556 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 2 1 character noun prefix suffix

kou

こう

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. こう[1] atamadaka 頭高

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Meanings

high
tall

Explained in simple Japanese

ほかより上(うえ)のほうにあることをあらわすことば。

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

こう高 high

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Words with 高 (24)

高(たか)い takai high 最(さい)高(こう) saikou best 高(こう)速(そく) kousoku high speed 高(たか)める takameru to raise 高(こう)校(こう) koukou high school 高(こう)齢(れい) kourei advanced age 高(こう)度(ど) koudo altitude 高(たか)まる takamaru to rise

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Explained in simple Japanese

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 高 (24)

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