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高
高
10 strokes
Frequency: 65
JLPT N4
Grade 2

Meanings

tall
high
expensive

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コォ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
たか.い
たか
-だか
たか.ăŸă‚‹
たか.める
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
か
こ
じょい
た
はか

Common Words

é«˜ă„
たかい
ïœžă„ Adj.
Freq #265
1

high; tall

Examples
éŠ€èĄŒăŻăƒȘă‚čă‚Żăźé«˜ă„éĄ§ćźąăžăźăƒ­ăƒŒăƒłă«ăŻé«˜ă„é‡‘ćˆ©ă‚’ă€ă‘ă‚‹ă€‚
Banks charge higher interest on loans to risky customers.
ćŻŒćŁ«ć±±ăŻæ—„æœŹă§äž€ç•Șé«˜ă„ć±±ă§ă™ă€‚
Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan.
2

expensive; high-priced

Examples
そんăȘé«˜ă„è»Šă‚’èČ·ă†äœ™èŁ•ăŻă‚ă‚ŠăŸă›ă‚“ă€‚
I can't afford to buy such an expensive car.
3

high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

Examples
æ–°ă—ă„èŁœé€ éŽçš‹ăŻé«˜ă„æ­©ç•™ăŸă‚Šă‚’ćŻèƒœă«ă™ă‚‹ă€‚
The new production process achieves a high yield.
4

loud

5

high-pitched; shrill

最高
さいこう
ăȘ Adj.
Noun
ïœžăź Adj.
Freq #973
1

best; supreme; wonderful; finest

Examples
ćœŒăŻçŸć­˜ă™ă‚‹æœ€é«˜ăźèŠžèĄ“ćź¶ă§ă‚ă‚‹ă€‚
He is the greatest living artist.
2

highest; maximum; most; uppermost; supreme

Examples
æ ȘäŸĄæŒ‡æ•°ăŻéŽćŽ»æœ€é«˜ă«äžŠæ˜‡ă—ăŸă€‚
The stock price index soared to an all-time high.
é«˜æ Ą
こうこう
Noun
Freq #2117
1

Abbreviation

senior high school; high school

Examples
ç§ăźæŻć­ăŻă€é«˜æ Ąă«ć…„ć­Šă—ăŸă€‚
My son entered high school.
é«˜ăŸă‚‹
ăŸă‹ăŸă‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #2919
1

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

Examples
æ­“ć‘ŒăźćŁ°ăŻă©ă‚ˆă‚ăă«ăŸă§é«˜ăŸăŁăŸă€‚
The cheers swelled to a roar.
é«˜ă‚ă‚‹
たかめる
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #2927
1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

Examples
そぼ氏èȘŹăŻćœŒăźććŁ°ă‚’æ›Žă«é«˜ă‚ăŸă€‚
The novel added to his reputation.
é«˜æ Ąç”Ÿ
こうこうせい
Noun
Freq #3763
1

senior high school student

Examples
ćœŒă‚‰ăźć€§éƒšćˆ†ăŒé«˜æ Ąç”Ÿă ăŁăŸă€‚
They were for the most part high school students.
高
こう
Freq #3873
1

Prefix; Common noun

high

Examples
é«˜é–ąçšŽăŒè‡Ș由èČżæ˜“ăžăźæœ€ć€§ăźéšœćźłă«ăȘっどいる。
High tariffs are the chief obstacles to free trade.
2

Suffix

high school

高玚
こうきゅう
Noun
ïœžăź Adj.
Freq #4174
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-end; luxury

Examples
高玚ăȘ擁物をèȷうäș‹ăŻă€ç”ć±€ăŻæă«ăȘらăȘい。
It pays in the long run to buy goods of high quality.
2

high-ranking; high-level; senior

Examples
ćœŒăźç„–çˆ¶ăŻé«˜çŽšè»äșșだった。
His grandfather was a soldier of high degree.
ćŻèƒœæ€§ăŒé«˜ă„
かぼうせいがたかい
Expression
ïœžă„ Adj.
Freq #4218
1

very likely; very probable

高ćșŠ
こうど
Freq #4333
1

Common noun

altitude; height; elevation

Examples
ă“ă‚Œă‚ˆă‚ŠæŹĄçŹŹă«é«˜ćșŠă‚’äž‹ă’ăŠăŸă„ă‚ŠăŸă™ă€‚
We are beginning our descent.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

high-degree; high-grade; advanced; sophisticated; strong

Examples
こた仕äș‹ăŻé«˜ćșŠăźç†Ÿç·Žă‚’ćż…èŠăšă™ă‚‹ă€‚
This work calls for a high degree of skill.
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