こう
Meanings
Noun
Prefix
1. high
High-power magic takes time to activate.
Suffix
2. high school
I worked hard to get into Ichiko, you know?
Pitch accent
こ
う
Used in vocabulary (246 in total)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
refined; elegant; chaste
girls' high school
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
tableland; plateau
one's sitting height
high class; high grade
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
boys' high school
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
high efficiency; high performance
blast furnace
high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film); discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes
railing; handrail; balustrade; armrest (chair)
high fired (e.g. 1400 degrees); high fired (porcelain)
senior high school; high school
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
high fever; intense heat
supreme; sublime; highest
high level
one's high school days
high mountain; alpine mountain
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
high official
advanced age; old age
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
elevated (structure); overhead
high and low; rise and fall
elevation; height above sea level
extra-high; ultra; super
high density
high quality
first year of high school; first-year high school student
high-level; higher-order; higher-order; higher-degree
high-pitched tone; soprano
high voltage; high pressure
high rating; good reputation
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
high altitude
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea
high concentration
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
high frequency; HF
Kōchi (city, prefecture)
high altitude
best pupil; leading disciple
large-statured; tall
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
your excellent opinion
high dimension; higher dimensions
elated; triumphant; proud
high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
height (measured at the withers)
high purity
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
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 Japan's "bubble era")
Shuto Expressway (network of toll expressways in the Kanto region)
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
anti-aircraft gun
high-voltage current; high-tension current
saintliness; great virtue; eminent virtue
high blood pressure; hypertension
high precision
having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
high interest rate
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
high salary
loud voice; high-pitched voice
boasting; bragging; talking big
high tower
technical college; higher schools and colleges
elementary, junior high and high school
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
your visit; your presence
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
high voltage; high tension
high speed
wave height
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; high-pressure zone; anticyclone
high image quality
enhanced gravity; high gravity
tall building; tower
founder of dynasty or sect
overhead wires; elevated railway
high resolution
vehicle height
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
highly ranked
high salary
pitch (of a sound)
elevated bridge; viaduct
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
high spirits
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
macromolecule; high polymer
you; your beautiful home
high frequency
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
high price
aged; elderly
great-great-grandfather
high-capacity; high-intensity; high-load
highly maneuverable vehicle; high mobility vehicle; HMV
high television ratings
high compression; high pressure
higher commercial school (pre-WWII); commercial college
contour line; contour
man of noble character
high-definition; high-resolution
High Court
high rate
senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)
high latitudes
best student; leading disciple
high-risk
expensive; valuable
expensive; valuable
high-voltage line
awesome; the best
hyperglycemia; hyperglycaemia; high blood sugar
high-fat; fatty
Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata); parasol pine; koyamaki
high-income earner
great benevolence or blessings
high-grade; high-rank; high-definition
Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk); Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east
expensive money; dear money; high interest
high priority
higher technical school
old age
noble character
National College Entrance Examination (China); Gaokao
loud recitation (of a poem); (another's) poems
great-great-grandmother
high luminance (used to describe bold-face text on display screen)
high-quality
high-angle
your instructions or suggestions
high profit
high humidity
aerial work platform; elevating work platform; boom lift; bucket truck; cherry picker
high unit cost; high unit price
relative height
high reputation; your esteemed opinion
high income; high earnings
good airtightness; high airtightness
high elasticity
your lofty discourse
intelligent opinion; your esteemed opinion
altocumulus clouds
anti-aircraft gun
high profile; aggressive attitude
superior insight; your idea
high frequency; high-pass (e.g. filter)
(your) kindness; favours (conferred on one)
altostratus clouds
agricultural high school
high-calorie infusion; total parenteral nutrition; TPN
hyperkalemia; hyperpotassemia
rapid growth (of an economy, company, etc.)
hyperuricemia (increased levels of uric acid in the blood)
good thermal insulation
high resolution; high pixel (count)
your literary work
adding of value
high unemployment rate
high salinity
Japan High School Baseball Federation (abbr)
high score
high density
high reliability
high-voltage
high-carbon steel
fragments from the old literary work kept at Mt. Koya
hypercholesterolemia; hypercholesterolaemia
Pertya scandens (species of aster)
high-precision
high-speed rail (esp. in China); rapid (rail) transit
line height
hyperthermia
hyperphosphatemia
high frequency; HF
knowledge; awareness; acknowledgement; compliance; agreement
(high) tariff protection; tariff jumping
treble clef; G clef
elevation (above sea level)
china clay; kaolin; porcelain clay
high bandwidth
high-gain antenna
dear money policy
raised-floor (truck, etc.)
highly pathogenic avian influenza (i.e. H5N1)
Komura Faction (of the LDP)
flying height; head gap
surface chart; contour plot
contour map; contour plot
flying height; head gap
high tensile strength
high capacity; high load capacity; high load carrying capacity
Climacium japonicum (species of moss)
gas-guzzler; gas-guzzling car; vehicle with high fuel consumption
high-flux; high-flow
high-yield variety (crop, etc.)
high-fructose corn syrup; HFCS
housing for the elderly with home-care services provided
high fidelity; hi-fi
high-protein
high probability
hyperinsulinemia; hyperinsulinaemia
hyperglobulinemia; hyperimmunoglobulinemia
hyperchromia; hyperchromemia
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
All Japan High School Athletic Federation (abbr)
Koyasan University
Hachikō Line
Kōya Station (Tokyo)
Examples (9 in total)
My son got into a private high school.
My daughter goes to a prefectural high school.
I worked hard to get into Ichiko, you know?