JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 4

高 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

high; tall; expensive

On
コウkou
Kun
たかtaka たかいtakai たかまるtakamaru たかめるtakameru だかdaka たかぶるtakaburu

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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高10 strokes

How to write 高: stroke order

高 has 10 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

高 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 高 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 高

The parts 高 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 亠

  • 口

    mouth; opening

  • 冋

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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 4