ChiramiN5 kanji · 10 strokes
高 means tall, expensive
高
高Real origin
It began as a drawing of a tall tower: tall. It also means expensive.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- tall, high, expensive
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) たかい takai
たかい (takai) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: たか taka, たかまる takamaru, たかめる takameru
From Chinese (onyomi) コウ kou
コウ (kou) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
高い たかい · takai
high, tall
Built from
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What does 高 mean?
Right: 高 means tall, expensive.Not quite: 高 means tall, expensive.In 高い, which reading does 高 use?
Right. 高い is read たかい (takai): 高 takes たか, its Japanese reading, with い after it.Not quite. 高い is read たかい (takai): 高 takes たか, its Japanese reading, with い after it.