10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N5

tall, high, expensive

Kun'yomi
  • high ②expensive ③high (level) ④loud
  • quantity
  • -だか
  • to rise
  • to raise
On'yomi
  • high ②high school
Nanori
  • じょい
  • はか

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Character 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)

Common Words

high ②expensive ③high (level) ④loud
best ②highest
quantity
senior high school
senior high school student
altitude ②high-degree
height ②altitude
high-speed ②highway
high-class ②high-ranking
female high school student
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 9AD8
JIS X 0208 1-25-66
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5248
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6796
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2097
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 45313
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 190
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 190
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Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 132
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.11
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1924
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 313
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2j8.6
Four corner code 0022.7
De Roo Code 449