What does the kanji 高 mean?

The kanji 高 (takai) means "tall, high, expensive". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "takai"?

"takai" is written with the kanji 高, meaning "tall, high, expensive". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) こう (kō), kunyomi (native Japanese) たかい (takai). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 高?

Write 高 ("tall") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 高?

高 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) こう (kō), kunyomi (native Japanese) たかい (takai).

高“tall” Kanjitakai / kō

JLPT N5

How to write 高

高 (tall) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

tall, high, expensive

Onyomi (音読み)

こう kō

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

たか（い） taka(i)

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 高

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

このかばんは高たかかったです。
This briefcase was expensive.
高かっ (たかかっ)
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高校こうこうではサッカーチームに入はいっています。
I am on our high school soccer team.
高校 (こうこう)
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高たかいんだろ。やめとくよ。
I'm sure it costs a pretty penny. I'll pass.
高い (たかい)
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Read 高 in a story

Short Japanese comics written so that every word in them is JLPT N5. One of them teaches this character — the match is on the words an episode teaches, not every character in its dialogue.