JLPT N5
高
High, expensive, tall
Onyomi
コウ (kō)
Kunyomi
たか.い (takai)
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
亠 (lid, top) + 口 (mouth) + 冋 (high enclosure, building outline)
📖 Mnemonic Story
Imagine a very **tall**, imposing watchtower or skyscraper (the square frame with horizontal lines, topped with 亠 for 'lid'). At the very top, a lookout is shouting with a wide-open **mouth** (口), alerting everyone to something happening far below. Its immense **height** makes it incredibly **expensive** to maintain!
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Quick Hint:
Tall watchtower mouth
Essential N5 Vocabulary
高い
たかい
High, expensive, tall
高校
こうこう
High school
高さ
たかさ
Height
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "高"
この服は とても ＿＿＿＿＿です。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 「高い」は「たかい」と読みます。
English: Takai (高い) means 'expensive' or 'high'.
English: Takai (高い) means 'expensive' or 'high'.
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