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高距 (こうきょ, koukyo) Japanese meaning: elevation | Kotomora

高こう距きょ

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Meanings

1

elevation; altitude

Technical term for height above sea level, used in geography and surveying.

この山やまの高こう距きょは約やく3000メートルです。
The elevation of this mountain is about 3000 meters.

Kanji

高tall, high, expensive
距long-distance, spur, fetlock

Related words

標ひょう高こう
標高 is the common word for elevation above sea level; 高距 is a more technical or formal synonym.

Etymology

Compound of 高 (high) and 距 (distance), referring to vertical distance above sea level.