Japanese symbol for “exalted”
高貴
こうき
Romaji: kouki
noble; high and noble; exalted
In Japanese, exalted is 高貴, read こうき (kouki).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n noble; high and noble; exalted
- adj-na, n noble (character); refined; dignified
- adj-na, n precious; expensive; valuable
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “exalted”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尊い | とうとい toutoi | noble; exalted; sacred |
| 身分の高い | みぶんのたかい mibunnotakai | important; having a high status; having standing |
| 止ん事無い | やんごとない yangotonai | noble (birth); royal; august |
| 止ん事無き | やんごとなき yangotonaki | noble (birth); royal; august |
| 尊き | とうとき toutoki | (the) noble; (the) exalted; (the) sacred |
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 |
| 貴重 | きちょう kichou | precious; valuable |
| 貴族 | きぞく kizoku | nobility; aristocracy; peerage |
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.