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高 high

Also: expensive

On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
たか、たか-い
Strokes
10
JLPT
N5
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): たか-い.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
高 is written in 10 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A lid (亠) on top, a mouth (口) below, sitting on a tall enclosure (冋) — floor stacked on floor, a high tower with a high price tag.

A common word

  • 高校 こうこう high school

Example sentences

  • このやまはとてもたかいです。

    This mountain is very high.

  • そのかばんはたかかったですか。

    Was that bag expensive?

Kanji that share a part

亠 is a component. 35 kanji share it in all.

冋 is a component.

  • 尚 esteem N1
  • 喬 high N1