Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level: N1
Stroke count: 13
Meaning: be aggravated, grow worse, grow bulky, swell
Kunyomi: かさ かさ.む たか.い
Onyomi: スウ シュウ
Composition: 山 高
Radical: 山
Meaning: mountain
嵩高 (スウコウ) lofty (of a mountain), tall
嵩 (かさ) bulk, volume, quantity
嵩上げ (かさあげ) raising (an embankment, levee, etc.), increasing (a budget, fees, etc.), raising, inflating (figures), padding (an expense account, bill, etc.)
水かさ (みずかさ) volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
年嵩 (としかさ) senior, older, elderly
嵩む (かさむ) to mount up, to pile up, to accumulate, to increase