Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
tall 高 (髙)
Parts:
tall, high, expensive
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
65 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gao1
Korean:
go

Spanish

  • alto
  • caro
  • sobresaliente
  • elevar
  • levantar

Portuguese

  • Caro
  • alto

French

  • haut
  • élevé
  • grand
  • cher
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)
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

19 strokes
Radical:
deer 鹿
Parts:
广 鹿
lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1758 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 麗句 【レイク】 elegant phrase
  • 麗景殿 【レイケイデン】 ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
  • 瑰麗 【カイレイ】 extraordinarily beautiful, exceptionally pretty, gorgeous, magnificent
  • 清麗 【セイレイ】 clean, tidy, pure, untarnished, Seirei (one of the eight major professional female titles)

Kun reading compounds

  • 麗しい 【うるわしい】 beautiful, lovely, heartwarming, beautiful
  • 麗らか 【うららか】 bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.), clear, fine, beautiful, glorious, splendid, cheerful

Readings

Japanese names:
ま、 よし、 り
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4, li2
Korean:
ryeo, ri

Spanish

  • precioso
  • hermoso
  • bonito
  • encantador

Portuguese

  • amável
  • companheiro

French

  • charmant
  • beau
  • belle
  • jolie
1926 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1576 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5381 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1344 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1923 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2902 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1630 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1740 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1832 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1937 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2672 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1359 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1845 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2021 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
47663 Morohashi
2151 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7026 New Nelson (John Haig)
2002 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2158 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1929 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3056 2001 Kanji
3q16.5 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-17 SKIP code
2-8-11 SKIP code
1121.1 Four corner code
1-46-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9e97 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo
Kun:
ふえ
On:
テキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
1928 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 笛子 【テキシ】 dizi, Chinese bamboo transverse flute
  • 警笛 【ケイテキ】 horn, alarm, whistle, foghorn
  • 横笛 【ヨコブエ】 transverse flute (e.g. a fife)

Kun reading compounds

  • 笛 【ふえ】 flute, fife, pipe, recorder, flageolet, shakuhachi, clarinet, whistle
  • 笛吹き 【ふえふき】 flute player, flutist, flautist, piper
  • 鷺笛 【さぎふえ】 longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax), common bellowsfish, snipe-fish, snipefish, spine trumpet fish, trumpetfish
  • 笙の笛 【しょうのふえ】 shō (Japanese free reed musical instrument)

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
di2
Korean:
jeog

Spanish

  • flauta

Portuguese

  • flauta
  • clarinete
  • assobio
  • gaita de foles
  • flautim

French

  • flûte
  • clarinette
  • sifflet
  • pipeau
  • cornemuse
  • piccolo
373 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
1624 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1692 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3382 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1306 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1602 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1471 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1471 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1568 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1681 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1474 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3303 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1710 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2323 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1120 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25917 Morohashi
2664 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4268 New Nelson (John Haig)
1111 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1192 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
382 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2376 2001 Kanji
6f5.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-5 SKIP code
8860.3 Four corner code
1-37-11 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7b1b Unicode hex code