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Kanji for Tall
The kanji for “tall” is 喬, read kyou and written in 12 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
喬
tall
Tall and lofty, like a high tree.
12 strokes On reading キョウ (kyou) Kun reading たかい (takai) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: high, boasting
Readings used for names on Nazuke: kyou, taka
In Japan it appears in about 109 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
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