高下
Chinese
high; tall | under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter | ||
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simp. and trad. (高下) | 高 | 下 |
Pronunciation
Noun
高下
- (literary) above and below; high and low
- (literary) more or less
- (literary) superiority and inferiority
Derived terms
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Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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高 | 下 |
こう Grade: 2 | げ Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
From 高 (kō, "high") + 下 (ge, "low")
Noun
高下 (hiragana こうげ, rōmaji kōge)
- high and low
Synonyms
- 上下 (jōge)
- 高低 (kōtei)
- 高卑 (kōhi)