ゴウ, えら.い, こう, ご, すぐる, たけ, たけし, ひで, まさる

overpowering, great, powerful, excelling, Australia

JLPT1 G7 S14 F1104

An abbreviated form# of 高 tall/high + 豕 pig/boar (→ wild animal) → porcupine (← small animal likened to a pig that, when threatened, arches its back and makes its protective needles stand on end) → *magnificent*; *powerful*; *wealthy*; *luxurious* (← stand tall ← stand on end).

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