こう
Meanings
Noun
Prefix
1. high
Suffix
2. high school
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (205 in total)
① 値段の高い様子。
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
① 身分や地位が高いこと。② 値段が高く貴重なこと。
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
① 階級や品質、程度などが高いこと。
railing; handrail; balustrade; armrest (chair)
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
blast furnace
① 高い土地にある平原。
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
① 平均海水面からの高さ。② 地平線からみた天体の見かけ上の高さ。③ 程度が高いこと。
refined; elegant; chaste
① 高い金額のこと。「高額」であるものと結んで形容動詞のような使い方をする場合もある。
girls' high school
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
expensive; valuable
elevation; height above sea level
boys' high school
high efficiency; high performance
① 空の高い層。② 層が幾つも重なり高くなっていること。
high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film); discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes
high fired (e.g. 1400 degrees); high fired (porcelain)
① 高等学校の略。
① 速度が大きい様子。② 俗に、高速道路の省略形。
① 高い温度。高温。② 高い体温。
supreme; sublime; highest
① 程度や等級が高いさま。
high mountain; alpine mountain
high level
① 高い評価を受け、名が世間に広く知られていること。② 相手の名の敬称。
① 身分の高い官職。または身分の高い官僚。
① 年齢が相対的に高いこと。② 年老いた状態。
① 高い土地。
① 高い場所。② 高い立場。
elevated (structure); overhead
① 高いことと低いこと。② 高くなったり低くなったりすること。上がったり下がったりすること。
extra-high; ultra; super
high density
high quality
higher-order-; meta-
first year of high school; first-year high school student
① 鳥の鳴き声や音楽の調子の高い音。② 清元、新内などで三味線の高低2種で合奏の高い音。上調子。
① 強い圧力。② 高い電圧。③ 高い気圧。
your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea
high rating; good reputation
Kōchi (city, prefecture)
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
① 空の高い所。② 澄み切って高く見える空。
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
high concentration
high frequency; HF
① 地上7、8千メートルから1万メートルぐらいまでの高さ。
best pupil; leading disciple
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
large statured; tall
your opinion
elated; triumphant; proud
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
high dimension; higher dimensions
① 徳の優れた僧。② 官位の高い僧。
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
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)
height (measured at the withers)
high purity
① 血圧が正常値よりも高い状態。収縮期血圧が140mmHg以上または拡張期血圧が90mmHg以上に保たれた状態をいうとされる。
① 優れて高い徳。
high-voltage current; high-tension current
high school graduate
antiaircraft gun
① 精度が高いこと。
① 高い声。大きい声。
① 高い利率。② 大きな利益。
boasting; bragging; talking big
high salary
high tower
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
① 波の高さ。
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
your visit; your presence
one's sitting height
① 遠い先祖。② 祖父母の祖父母。曽祖父母の親。③ 王朝の開祖。
① 高等専門学校の略。日本では基本的に「工業高等専門学校」であり、それが「工専」とも略される。
high voltage; high tension
① 周囲より気圧が高い場所。付近では晴れることが多い。
high speed
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
high resolution
enhanced gravity; high gravity
lofty (high) building; skyscraper
high image quality
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
vehicle height
high salary
highly ranked
pitch (of a sound)
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
high spirits
elevated bridge; viaduct
you; your beautiful home
macromolecule; high polymer
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
high frequency
aged; elderly
high price; heavy price
① 高くて大きいこと。
great-great-grandfather
higher commercial school (pre-WWII); commercial college
contour (line); isohypse
high-capacity; high-intensity; high-load
man of noble character
high-definition; high-resolution
senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)
① 率が高いこと。
high compression; high pressure
high latitudes
best student; leading disciple
High Court
high-risk
expensive; valuable
high television ratings
hyperglycemia; hyperglycaemia
high-voltage line
great benevolence or blessings
person on top of the income scale; top earner
Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk); Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
high-grade; high-rank; high-definition
awesome; the best
high priority
higher technical school
expensive money; dear money; high interest
noble character
Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata); parasol pine; koyamaki
old age
loud recitation (of a poem)
great-great-grandmother
high-angle
aerial work platform; elevating work platform; boom lift; bucket truck; cherry picker
your instructions or suggestions
high profit
good airtightness; high airtightness
high elasticity
high reputation; your esteemed opinion
your lofty discourse
intelligent opinion; your esteemed opinion
altocumulus clouds
anti-aircraft gun
high profile; aggressive attitude
high luminance (used to describe bold-face text on display screen)
high humidity
(your) kindness; favours (conferred on one)
superior insight; your idea
altostratus clouds
agricultural high school
high-calorie infusion; total parenteral nutrition
high frequency; high-pass (e.g. filter)
good thermal insulation
your literary work
rapid growth (of an economy, company, etc.)
hyperuricemia (increased levels of uric acid in the blood)
adding of value
high unemployment rate
high score
high density
high reliability
high-voltage
high-carbon steel
hypercholesterolemia; hypercholesterolaemia (excess of cholesterol in the bloodstream)
high salinity
Pertya scandens (species of aster)
(high) tariff protection; tariff jumping
elevation (above sea level)
fragments from the old literary work kept at Koyasan
China clay; 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
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
Kōya Station (Tokyo)
Examples (2 in total)
High calorie foods are bad for my health.
Tom is on a low-fat, high-protein diet.