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Kanji Information Sheet for 高 ( PDF version )
Bushu (Radical) Info: 高 (たかい) – high
Henshall Mnemonic: tall watchtower
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #65 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #65 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
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JLPT N5 Words
JLPT N4 Words
- 高校 [こうこう]
(n) senior high school [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高校生 [こうこうせい]
(n) senior high school student [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高等学校 [こうとうがっこう]
senior high school [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 高価 [こうか]
(adj-na,n) high price [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高速 [こうそく]
(adj-na,n) high speed; high gear [K] [D] [Jisho] - 最高 [さいこう]
(adj-na,n) highest; supreme; the most [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 高める [たかめる]
(v1) to raise; to lift; to boost [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高級 [こうきゅう]
(adj-na,n) high class; high grade [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高層 [こうそう]
(n) upper [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高度 [こうど]
(adj-na,n) altitude; height; advanced [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高等 [こうとう]
(adj-na,n) high class; high grade [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 残高 [ざんだか]
(n) (bank) balance; remainder [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高まる [たかまる]
(v5r) to rise; to swell; to be promoted [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高原 [こうげん]
(n) tableland; plateau [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高尚 [こうしょう]
(adj-na,n) high; noble; refined; advanced [K] [D] [Jisho] - 名高い [なだかい]
(adj) famous; celebrated; well-known [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高 [たか]
(n) quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 甲高い [かんだかい]
(adj) high-pitched; shrill [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高さ [たかさ]
(n) height [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高齢 [こうれい]
(n) advanced (old) age [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高齢者 [こうれいしゃ]
(n) old person or people [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高炉 [こうろ]
(n) blast furnace [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高まり [たかまり]
(n) rise; swell; elevation; upsurge [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高らか [たからか]
(adj-na,n) loud; sonorous; ringing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高圧 [こうあつ]
(n) high voltage; high pressure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高位 [こうい]
(adj-na,n) dignity; eminent; high ranking [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高温 [こうおん]
(n) high temperature [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高音 [こうおん]
(n) high-pitched tone; soprano [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高架 [こうか]
(n) overhead structure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高学年 [こうがくねん]
(n) upper grade or classes (in schools) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高額 [こうがく]
(adj-na,n) large sum (money) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高官 [こうかん]
(n) high official [K] [D] [Jisho] - 売上高 [うりあげだか]
(n) sales; amount sold; proceeds [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高気圧 [こうきあつ]
(n) high atmospheric pressure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高給 [こうきゅう]
(n) high salary [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高潔 [こうけつ]
(adj-na,n) purity; nobility [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高血圧 [こうけつあつ]
(n) high blood pressure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高見 [こうけん]
(n) watching with detachment [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高裁 [こうさい]
(n) (abbr) High Court [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高山 [こうざん]
(n) high mountain; alpine [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高所 [こうしょ]
(n) high altitude; heights; elevation; broad view [K] [D] [Jisho] - 円高 [えんだか]
(n) high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.