こう
Meanings
Noun
Prefix
1. high
Suffix
2. high school
Kanji used
high
Pitch accent
Top 3900
Used in vocabulary (211 in total)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
senior high school; high school
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
high class; noble
high fever; pyro-
tableland; plateau
large sum (money)
supreme; sublime; highest
high class; high grade
high efficiency; high performance
high mountain; alpine mountain
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
high official
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
advanced age; old age
high ground; plateau; heights
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
elevated (structure); overhead
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
high and low; rise and fall
extra-high; ultra; super
elevation; height above sea level
higher-order-; meta-
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
high voltage; high pressure
high-pitched tone; soprano
your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea
Kōchi (city, prefecture)
high rating; good reputation
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
first year of high school; first-year high school student
high altitude
high concentration
high frequency; HF
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
best pupil; leading disciple
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
your opinion
large statured; tall
girls' high school
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
high dimension; higher dimensions
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
height (measured at the withers)
high blood pressure; hypertension
eminent virtue
high school graduate
high-voltage current; high-tension current
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to the Bubble Era)
refined; elegant; chaste
high interest rate
loud voice; high-pitched voice
blast furnace
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
first year of high school; first-year high school student
boys' high school
wave height
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
one's sitting height
founder of dynasty or sect
technical college; higher schools and colleges
high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film); discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
overhead wires; elevated railway
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
high voltage; high tension
enhanced gravity; high gravity
lofty (high) building; skyscraper
high image quality
vehicle height
high salary
highly ranked
pitch (of a sound)
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
you; your beautiful home
elevated bridge; viaduct
macromolecule; high polymer
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
high reputation; your esteemed opinion
high density
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
great-great-grandfather
boasting; bragging; talking big
higher commercial school (pre-WWII); commercial college
railing; handrail; balustrade; armrest (chair)
man of noble character
contour (line); isohypse
high-capacity; high-intensity; high-load
high price; heavy price
high-definition; high-resolution
senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)
high latitudes
best student; leading disciple
high compression; high pressure
high television ratings
expensive; valuable
expensive; valuable
hyperglycemia; hyperglycaemia
in high spirits; elated
person on top of the income scale; top earner
great benevolence or blessings
Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk); Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
high-grade; high-rank; high-definition
awesome; the best
expensive money; dear money; high interest
higher technical school
noble character
great-great-grandmother
loud recitation (of a poem)
Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata); parasol pine; koyamaki
aerial work platform; elevating work platform; boom lift; bucket truck; cherry picker
your visit; your presence
good airtightness; high airtightness
your instructions or suggestions
intelligent opinion; your esteemed opinion
your lofty discourse
altocumulus clouds
high luminance (used to describe bold-face text on display screen)
high profile; aggressive attitude
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to the Bubble Era)
high frequency; high-pass (e.g. filter)
agricultural high school
(your) kindness; favours (conferred on one)
altostratus clouds
high-calorie infusion; total parenteral nutrition
superior insight; your idea
good thermal insulation
rapid growth (of an economy, company, etc.)
your literary work
hyperuricemia (increased levels of uric acid in the blood)
hypercholesterolemia; hypercholesterolaemia (excess of cholesterol in the bloodstream)
elated; triumphant; proud
Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata); parasol pine; koyamaki
high fired (e.g. 1400 degrees); high fired (porcelain)
flying height; head gap
flying height; head gap
fragments from the old literary work kept at Koyasan
(high) tariff protection; tariff jumping
housing for the elderly with home-care services provided
elevation (above sea level)
highly pathogenic avian influenza (i.e. H5N1)
raised-floor (truck, etc.)
Komura Faction (of the LDP)
high capacity; high load capacity; high load carrying capacity
gas-guzzler; gas-guzzling car; vehicle with high fuel consumption
China clay; porcelain clay
Pertya scandens (species of aster)
Climacium japonicum (species of moss)
Kōya Station (Tokyo)
Examples (2 in total)
High calorie foods are bad for my health.
Tom is on a low-fat, high-protein diet.