Japanese symbol for “altitude”
高度
こうど
Romaji: koudo
altitude; height; elevation
In Japanese, altitude is 高度, read こうど (koudo).
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Meanings
- n altitude; height; elevation
- adj-na, adj-no high-degree; high-grade; advanced; sophisticated; strong
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “altitude”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高所 | こうしょ kousho | high place; high ground; height |
| 高さ | たかさ takasa | height; altitude; elevation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最高 | さいこう saikou | best; supreme; wonderful |
| 高い | たかい takai | high; tall |
| 高校 | こうこう koukou | senior high school; high school |
| 高校生 | こうこうせい koukousei | senior high school student |
| 高速 | こうそく kousoku | high-speed; rapid; express |
| 高齢 | こうれい kourei | advanced age; old age |
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree; amount; grade |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | this time; now |
See also: Chinese symbol for “altitude”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.