► 形容詞
高い [(2)たかい] [coll] meaning: expensive rank: 1
☆ 彼は物凄く高い車に乗っている ⇨ He’s driving a very expensive car
高い [(2)たかい] meaning: high rank: 1
☆ 値段が高過ぎる ⇨ The price is too high
☆ 目標は高く持て ⇨ Hold your target high. Aim high
高い [(2)たかい] meaning: tall rank: 1
☆ 世界一高い建物 ⇨ The tallest building in the world
高い [(2)たかい] [背が高い] meaning: tall rank: 1
☆ バスケットの選手は背が高い ⇨ Basketball players are tall (☛ For humans, it is always phrased 背が高い or 身長が高い)
高い [(2)たかい] [声が高い] meaning: loud rank: 3
☆ 声が高い！ ⇨ You’re talking too loud!
More examples:
- あの会社は倒産する公算が高い ⇨ The likelihood of that company going bankrupt is high
- あの寿司屋は高いから時たましかいかない ⇨ I go to that sushi bar only once in a while because they are expensive
- 球場内の売店の値段はやたらめったら高い ⇨ The prices at the ballpark concession stands are super, ridiculously, high
- この辺の家は超高い ⇨ The houses around here are super expensive
- 技術の習熟度が高い ⇨ The skill level is high
- 本田車は高い信頼性で定評がある ⇨ Honda cars have a reputation of high reliability
- 本皮は人工皮革より二倍高いというのが相場だ ⇨ It is normal that genuine leather costs twice as much as synthetic leather
- 湿度のせいで不快感が高い ⇨ Discomfort is high because of humidity
- 経費の中では人件費の比重が高い ⇨ The relative weight, ratio, of the personnel cost is higher in the expenses
- 踵の高い靴 ⇨ Shoes with high heels
- 優先順位が高い問題 ⇨ An issue with a higher priority
- 値段は高いし、そんなに良くもなさそうだしで止めた ⇨ It was expensive, and also it didn’t look that good either, so I didn’t get it
- このワイン高いけど飲んじゃおう ⇨ Let’s drink this wine even though it is very expensive
- 値段が高いのには驚いた ⇨ I was surprised that the prices were so high
- 感度の高いセンサー ⇨ A highly sensitive sensor