noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. sudden price jump, steep price rise.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
高騰 こうとう
昂騰 こうとう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tall, high, expensive
コウ たか.い た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
leaping up, jumping up, rising
トウ あが.る のぼ.る (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
to mount, to ascend, to move
horse
ま バ うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ