たか.い
takai
JLPT N510 strokesKanjiLevel 5 - JLPT N5

Quick answer

高 is the kanji for "Tall". A common reading is たか.い (takai). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Tall

Also : High · Expensive

Readings

kunたか.い/ takaikunたか/ takakunだか/ dakakunたか.まる/ takamarukunたか.める/ takameruonこう/ kou

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

A tall tower (the top square perched on a base) rising from a platform — layered structures stacked high like a pagoda, each level elevating the next.

Reading ·

たか (taka) sounds like "taco" — a very tall taco tower stacked high.

Example Sentences

あの山は高くて、登るのが大変でした。

あのやまはたかくて、のぼるのがたいへんでした。

That mountain was so tall that climbing it was exhausting.

高校で英語を勉強しました。

こうこうでえいごをべんきょうしました。

I studied English in high school.

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