Japanese symbol for “elevated”
高架
こうか
Romaji: kouka
elevated (structure); overhead
In Japanese, elevated is 高架, read こうか (kouka).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n elevated (structure); overhead
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 |
| 架空 | かくう kakuu | fictitious; imaginary; fanciful |
| 十字架 | じゅうじか juujika | cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “elevated”.
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.