高
tall · high · expensive
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
亠 + mouth + 冋
Cultural Context
Etymology
Pictograph of a tall building (pavilion).
Symbolism
Height, quality, value. Represents physical and spiritual elevation.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Aiming high
Anime & Manga
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya(2003)
SF school comedy set in high school. 'High schoolers' traverse between ordinary and extraordinary.
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ダンガンロンパ
Danganronpa(2010)
Developer: Spike Chunsoft
Death game of high schoolers with 'super high school level' talents.
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Four-Character Compounds
放歌高吟
ほうかこうぎん
loud singing; loud singing
大所高所
たいしょこうしょ
broad perspective; broad view; broader point of view; broad perspective
眼高手低
がんこうしゅてい
able to criticize but not to create (criticise); able to criticize but not to create (criticise)
高手小手
たかてこて
bound hands and arms; bound hands and arms
高歌放吟
こうかほうぎん
singing at the top of one's voice; singing at the top of one's voice
高論卓説
こうろんたくせつ
an excellent opinion; an insightful view; an excellent opinion
狷介孤高
けんかいここう
stubborn and aloof; stubborn and aloof
高位高官
こういこうかん
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions; (person of) high rank and office (exalted station)
高山流水
こうざんりゅうすい
high mountains and running water; the beauty of nature; beautifully (skillfully) played music; high mountains and running water
士気高揚
しきこうよう
raising morale; lifting of morale; raising morale
大廈高楼
たいかこうろう
large building and lofty tower; splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure; large building and lofty tower
高嶺の花
たかねのはな
A flower on a high peak; Something beautiful but unattainable
Poetry
田子の浦に うち出でて見れば 白妙の 富士の高嶺に 雪はふりつつ
Poem #4 from Hyakunin Isshu
誰をかも 知る人にせむ 高砂の 松も昔の 友ならなくに
Poem #34 from Hyakunin Isshu
高砂の をのへの桜 咲きにけり 外山のかすみ 立たずもあらなむ
Poem #73 from Hyakunin Isshu