noun
ladder-style variant of the kanji 高
Refers to a specific handwritten or typographic variant of the kanji 高 where the central top portion resembles a ladder (はしご). Used in contexts discussing kanji forms, such as names or calligraphy.
この名字の「たか」は、はしご高で書くのが正式です。
For this surname, the 'taka' is officially written using the ladder-style 高.
はしご高は、くさかんむりの下が梯子のように見える字形です。
The ladder-style 高 is a character shape where the part under the grass radical looks like a ladder.
The standard form of the kanji; はしご高 is a variant with a distinct visual shape, often used in proper names.
Compound of はしご (ladder) and 高 (the kanji), describing the variant shape. The exact historical origin of this variant is uncertain, but it is recognized in Japanese character standards.