Illustration: A helicopter hovers steadily high above a rural Japanese airfield, directly over its small landing pad. The scene includes both the aircraft and the ground far beneath it, with hangars, a service vehicle, and a ground attendant reduced to tiny shapes.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

高こう度ど

koudo

altitude, height

Example sentences

  1. その飛行機ひこうきは高度こうど一万いちまんメートルに達たっした。

    The plane climbed to an altitude of 10,000 meters.

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  2. これより次第しだいに高度こうどを下さげてまいります。

    We are beginning our descent.

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  3. 太陽たいようの高度こうどは２０度どである。

    The solar altitude is 20 degrees.

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Kanji in 高度

  • 高tall; highOnコウKunたかい・たか・たかまる
  • 度degrees; occurrenceOnド・ト・タクKunたび

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