高 tall

(beret) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + (goatee)
★★★★★
10 strokes
PN

Onyomi

KOU

as in : "He was so tall, my eyes were level with his COLON. "

Mnemonic

A tall man wearing a beret, a mouth and a goatee.

Kunyomi

たか*い tall
★★★★★
( を ) たか*める I raise up (my voice); I refine or enhance something.
☆☆☆☆☆
( が ) たか*まる to be raised (in status, popularity. . .expectations are also raised)
☆☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

最高(さいこう!)

the best ★★★★★
最 (most) + 高 (tall) = 最高 (the best)

高校生(こうこうせい)

high school student ★★★☆☆
高校 (high school) + 生 (life / birth) = 高校生 (high school student)

高級(こうきゅう) な

hi-klass ★★★☆☆
高 (tall) + 級 (level) = 高級 (hi-klass)

高望み(たかのぞみ) する

aim too high ★☆☆☆☆
高 (tall) + 望 (desire) = 高望み (aim too high)

to aim too high, to be over-ambitious.

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