高木

Chinese

		high; tall	tree; wood
simp. and trad. (高木)		高	木

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Gāomù

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄇㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ muk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Gāomù
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄇㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Gaomù
  - Wade–Giles: Kao¹-mu⁴
  - Yale: Gāu-mù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gaumuh
  - Palladius: Гаому (Gaomu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ muk⁶
  - Yale: gōu muhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ muk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ mug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ mʊk̚²/

Proper noun

高木

an orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 高木, Takagi

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
高	木
こう Grade: 2	ぼく Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーぼく [kòóbókú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːbo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

高(こう)木(ぼく) • (kōboku) ^{←かうぼく (kauboku)^?}

tree with a tall, stout trunk
Antonym: 低木

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
高	木
たか Grade: 2	き > ぎ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ta̠ka̠ɡʲi]

Proper noun

高(たか)木(ぎ) • (Takagi)

a surname
高木(たかぎ)正雄(まさお)
Takagi Masao
Takagi Masao (Japanese name of Park Chung Hee)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN