こう
高
や
野
ひじり
聖

noun

  1. Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk).
  2. Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug). Usually written with kana alone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
高
や
野
ひじり
聖
 高野聖 こうやひじり

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)
plains, field, rustic
ヤ　の　ショ (2nd, N4)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
beforehand, previous, myself
ヨ　あらかじ.め　シャ (3rd, N3)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
holy, saint, sage
セイ　ひじり　ショウ (6th, N1)
holy(聖) variant
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)