| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 132 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 119 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 49 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5248 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 160 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 102 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1163 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 190 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 190 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 83 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1924 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2601 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1803 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 313 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45313 | Morohashi |
| 2097 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6796 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 307 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 329 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 135 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 193 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
65 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 高 【コウ】 high, high school
- 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
- 中高 【チュウコウ】 middle and high school, medium and high (level)
- 激昂 【ゲッコウ】 excitement, exasperation, indignation, rage, fury
Kun reading compounds
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 高い高い 【たかいたかい】 lifting (a child) high up in the air
- 高 【たか】 quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 威高 【いたか】 arrogant
- 背高 【せいたか】 tallness, tall person
- 高まる 【たかまる】 to rise, to swell, to be promoted
- 高める 【たかめる】 to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 じょい、 た、 はか
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- alto
- caro
- sobresaliente
- elevar
- levantar
Portuguese
- Caro
- alto
French
- haut
- élevé
- grand
- cher
| 449 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ad8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
503 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 阪神 【ハンシン】 Osaka-Kobe, Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
- 阪急 【ハンキュウ】 Hankyū, Hankyu (Kansai area railway and retail conglomerate)
- 京阪 【ケイハン】 Kyoto and Osaka, Kyoto-Osaka area
- 京阪 【ケイハン】 Keihan Electric Railway (abbr)
Kun reading compounds
- 坂 【さか】 slope, incline, hill, milestone, (age) mark
- セレッソ大阪 【セレッソおおさか】 Cerezo Osaka (Japanese pro soccer team)
- ガンバ大阪 【ガンバおおさか】 Gamba Osaka (Japanese pro soccer team)
Readings
- Korean:
- pan
Spanish
- cuesta
- pendiente
- abreviación de Osaka
Portuguese
French
- coteaux
- pente
| 401 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4979 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1893 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 375 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 450 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 321 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 243 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1303 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41562 | Morohashi |
| 271 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6428 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1294 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1390 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3667 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 7124.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 962a | Unicode hex code |
sturdy, strength
- On:
- ゴウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1576 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 剛 【ゴウ】 strength, toughness, bravery, boldness
- 強情 【ゴウジョウ】 obstinate, stubborn, headstrong
- 強豪 【キョウゴウ】 overwhelming strength, extremely strong person, powerhouse, very strong player, very strong team
- 金剛 【コンゴウ】 vajra (indestructible substance), diamond, adamantine, thunderbolt, Indra's weapon, Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かた、 こう、 ご、 たか、 たけ、 たけし、 つよ、 つよし、 ひさ、 まさ、 よし
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- fuerte
- robusto
- inflexible
- rígido
Portuguese
- robusto
- vigor
French
- fermeté
- vigoureux
- force
| 1270 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1854 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 114 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1434 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1094 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1429 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1610 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1717 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1613 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 199 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1097 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1495 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1983 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2042 | Morohashi |
| 1673 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 497 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1964 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2115 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1311 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3643 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 7220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 525b | Unicode hex code |