高い（たかい）
JLPT N5 · i-adjective
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: tall / expensive
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| te-form | 高くて | たかくて |
| ta-form (past) | 高かった | たかかった |
| nai-form (negative) | 高くない | たかくない |
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Example sentences
- このホテルは値段が少し高い。 — This hotel's price is a bit high.
- あの山は日本で一番高い。 — That mountain is the tallest in Japan.
Idioms & proverbs containing “高い”
- タダより高いものはない (ただよりたかいものはない) — nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
- 馬鹿と煙は高い所へ上る (ばかとけむりはたかいところへのぼる) — fools fall easily for flattery; fools and smoke rise to great heights
- 敷居が高い (しきいがたかい) — having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
Antonyms
- 低い (ひくい) — low
Related words
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