tall, high, expensive

10 strokesFrequency 65JLPT N4Grade 2

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Nanori

じょいはか

Dictionary

Common Words

高い~い Adj.Freq #265
1

high; tall

Examples
銀行はリスクの高い顧客へのローンには高い金利をつける。
Banks charge higher interest on loans to risky customers.
富士山は日本で一番高い山です。
Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan.
2

expensive; high-priced

Examples
そんな高い車を買う余裕はありません。
I can't afford to buy such an expensive car.
3

high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

Examples
新しい製造過程は高い歩留まりを可能にする。
The new production process achieves a high yield.
4

loud

5

high-pitched; shrill

最高いこうNoun~な Adj.~の Adj.Freq #973
1

best; supreme; wonderful; finest

Examples
彼は現存する最高の芸術家である。
He is the greatest living artist.
2

highest; maximum; most; uppermost; supreme

Examples
株価指数は過去最高に上昇した。
The stock price index soared to an all-time high.
高校うこうNounFreq #2117
1

Abbreviation

senior high school; high school

Examples
私の息子は、高校に入学した。
My son entered high school.
高まるかまIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #2919
1

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

Examples
歓呼の声はどよめきにまで高まった
The cheers swelled to a roar.
高めるかめTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #2927
1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

Examples
その小説は彼の名声を更に高めた
The novel added to his reputation.
高校生うこうせいNounFreq #3763
1

senior high school student

Examples
彼らの大部分が高校生だった。
They were for the most part high school students.
Freq #3873
1

Prefix; Common noun

high

Examples
関税が自由貿易への最大の障害になっている。
High tariffs are the chief obstacles to free trade.
2

Suffix

high school

高級うきゅうNoun~の Adj.Freq #4174
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-end; luxury

Examples
高級な品物を買う事は、結局は損にならない。
It pays in the long run to buy goods of high quality.
2

high-ranking; high-level; senior

Examples
彼の祖父は高級軍人だった。
His grandfather was a soldier of high degree.
可能性が高いかのうせいがたかい~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #4218
1

very likely; very probable

高度うどFreq #4333
1

Common noun

altitude; height; elevation

Examples
これより次第に高度を下げてまいります。
We are beginning our descent.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

high-degree; high-grade; advanced; sophisticated; strong

Examples
この仕事は高度の熟練を必要とする。
This work calls for a high degree of skill.

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