こう
高
ど
度

noun

  1. altitude, height, elevation.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の

  1. high-degree, high-grade, advanced, sophisticated, strong.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
高
ど
度
 高度 こうど ✔

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)
degrees, occurrence, time
ド　タク　たび (3rd, N4)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)