takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. high (e.g. ball in baseball), highish, on the high side.
  2. on the expensive side, comparatively expensive.

noun

Messages.mahj.
  1. wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
高め たかめ
高目 たかめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tall, high, expensive
コウ たか.い た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)