Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: rise

Kunyomi: あ.がる たか.い たか.ぶる

Onyomi: コウ ゴウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: sun, day

Examples

Onyomi Examples

興奮 コウフン excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal

高騰 コウトウ sudden price jump, steep price rise

ゲッコウ excitement, exasperation, indignation, rage, fury

ケンコウ high-spirited, in high spirits

Kunyomi Examples

高ぶる たかぶる to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.), to become excited, to become stirred up, to become worked up, to be proud, to be haughty, to be pompous, to be self-important