Japanese symbol for “discriminating”
高感度
こうかんど
Romaji: koukando
high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film)
In Japanese, discriminating is 高感度, read こうかんど (koukando).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n high sensitivity; highly sensitive (e.g. film, radio receiver); high speed (film)
- adj-no, n discerning; discriminating; of refined tastes
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
| 感じ | かんじ kanji | feeling; sense; impression |
| 感謝 | かんしゃ kansha | thanks; gratitude; appreciation |
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree; amount; grade |
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.