Word Meaning 高等

こうとう koutou

高等 is read as こうとう (koutou) and means high class.

Meaning

English

  1. high class
  2. high grade

Reading

Kana

こうとう

Romaji

koutou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 下等,初等 Rank 3895 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

高等学校

こうとうがっこう

senior high school

高等科

こうとうか

advanced course

高等工業学校

こうとうこうぎょうがっこう

higher technical school

高等女学校

こうとうじょがっこう

girls' high school (pre-WWII)

高等生物

こうとうせいぶつ

higher forms of life

高等商業学校

こうとうしょうぎょうがっこう

higher commercial school (pre-WWII)

高等動物

こうとうどうぶつ

higher animal

高等法院

こうとうほういん

High Court of Justice (UK)

高等部

こうとうぶ

senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)

高等教育研究所

こうとうきょういくけんきゅうじょ

Higher Education Research Institute

高等教育

こうとうきょういく

higher education

高等官

こうとうかん

senior official

Example Sentences

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English and mathematics are made much of in senior high schools.

Mary went to a Catholic high school.

Japanese is not taught in high school, so I study on my own.

He entered the national high school boxing championship competition.

One of the government's proposals is to give out condoms in high schools.