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高下

高下

Chinese

		high; tall	under; second; next under; second; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to decline; to go down; latter
simp. and trad. (高下)		高	下

Noun

高下

(archaic) above and below; high and low
(archaic) more or less

Verb

to compete

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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, romaji kōge)

high and low

Synonyms

上下 (じょうげ) ‎(jōge)
高低 (こうてい) ‎(kōtei)
高卑 (こうひ) ‎(kōhi)