Japanese symbol for “heights”
高地
こうち
Romaji: kouchi
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
In Japanese, heights is 高地, read こうち (kouchi).
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Meanings
- n high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “heights”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 台 | だい dai | plateau; heights |
| ハイツ | ハイツ haitsu | heights |
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 |
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
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.