高こう
Meanings
Noun
Prefix
1. high
Suffix
2. high school
Kanji used
high
Pitch accent
こ
う
Top 3500
Used in vocabulary (255 in total)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
senior high school; high school
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
high fever; intense heat
supreme; sublime; highest
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
tableland; plateau
high class; high grade
high efficiency; high performance
high mountain; alpine mountain
one's high school days
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
high official
advanced age; old age
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
elevated (structure); overhead
high and low; rise and fall
extra-high; ultra; super
elevation; height above sea level
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
high-level; higher-order; higher-order; higher-degree
high voltage; high pressure
high-pitched tone; soprano
your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea
high rating; good reputation
high altitude
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
Kōchi (city, prefecture)
first year of high school; first-year high school student
high concentration
high frequency; HF
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
best pupil; leading disciple
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
large-statured; tall
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
girls' high school
your excellent opinion
high dimension; higher dimensions
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
height (measured at the withers)
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
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)
anti-aircraft gun
high blood pressure; hypertension
blast furnace
high-voltage current; high-tension current
having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
saintliness; great virtue; eminent virtue
high interest rate
refined; elegant; chaste
loud voice; high-pitched voice
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
first year of high school; first-year high school student
boys' high school
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
wave height
one's sitting height
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
elementary, junior high and high school
high voltage; high tension
technical college; higher schools and colleges
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film); discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes
founder of dynasty or sect
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; high-pressure zone; anticyclone
enhanced gravity; high gravity
overhead wires; elevated railway
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
vehicle height
high image quality
tall building; tower
high salary
highly ranked
pitch (of a sound)
elevated bridge; viaduct
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
you; your beautiful home
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
macromolecule; high polymer
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
high reputation; your esteemed opinion
high density
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
great-great-grandfather
high-capacity; high-intensity; high-load
boasting; bragging; talking big
higher commercial school (pre-WWII); commercial college
railing; handrail; balustrade; armrest (chair)
highly maneuverable vehicle; high mobility vehicle; HMV
contour line; contour
man of noble character
high-definition; high-resolution
high compression; high pressure
senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)
high latitudes
high television ratings
best student; leading disciple
expensive; valuable
expensive; valuable
in high spirits; elated
hyperglycemia; hyperglycaemia; high blood sugar
high-fat; fatty
great benevolence or blessings
Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk); Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
high-grade; high-rank; high-definition
high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east
awesome; the best
expensive money; dear money; high interest
higher technical school
noble character
great-great-grandmother
loud recitation (of a poem); (another's) poems
high income; high earnings
Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata); parasol pine; koyamaki
aerial work platform; elevating work platform; boom lift; bucket truck; cherry picker
high-quality
relative height
good airtightness; high airtightness
your instructions or suggestions
high unit cost; high unit price
high luminance (used to describe bold-face text on display screen)
intelligent opinion; your esteemed opinion
your lofty discourse
altocumulus clouds
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 Japan's "bubble era")
superior insight; your idea
high frequency; high-pass (e.g. filter)
agricultural high school
hyperkalemia; hyperpotassemia
(your) kindness; favours (conferred on one)
altostratus clouds
high-calorie infusion; total parenteral nutrition; TPN
high resolution; high pixel (count)
good thermal insulation
your visit; your presence
rapid growth (of an economy, company, etc.)
your literary work
hyperuricemia (increased levels of uric acid in the blood)
high-speed rail (esp. in China); rapid (rail) transit
knowledge; awareness; acknowledgement; compliance; agreement
hypercholesterolemia; hypercholesterolaemia
elated; triumphant; proud
Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata); parasol pine; koyamaki
National College Entrance Examination (China); Gaokao
high fired (e.g. 1400 degrees); high fired (porcelain)
fragments from the old literary work kept at Mt. Koya
flying height; head gap
All Japan High School Athletic Federation (abbr)
flying height; head gap
Japan High School Baseball Federation (abbr)
surface chart; contour plot
(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.)
contour map; contour plot
hyperinsulinemia; hyperinsulinaemia
hyperglobulinemia; hyperimmunoglobulinemia
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; kaolin; porcelain clay
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
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.