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高校

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

高校 — “high school, senior high school”

高校 (read こうこう) means high school, senior high school. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

こうこう

Meaning

high school, senior high school

高校 in a sentence

弟おとうとは高校こうこうに通っかよっています。

My younger brother goes to high school.

The kanji in 高校

高tall; expensive
校school

Words that share a kanji with 高校

高いたかい— tall, high; expensive
高校生こうこうせい— high school student
高価こうか— expensive, high-priced
高速こうそく— high speed; expressway
最高さいこう— highest, best, supreme
高めるたかめる— to raise, to heighten, to enhance
高級こうきゅう— high-class, high-grade, luxury
高層こうそう— high-rise, high-altitude, upper story

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