[高] Handwritten Kanji for high and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “高” (taka-i); Kanji for “high”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “高” (taka-i)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “高”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
高	コウ たか-い たか たか-まる たか-める	kou taka-i taka taka-maru taka-meru	10	高	high

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “高”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
背が高い	せがたかい	segatakai	Tall
高校生	こうこうせい	koukousei	High‐school student
高所恐怖症	こうしょきょうふしょう	koushokyoufushou	Acrophobia