► 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:
- 天井の高い家 ⇨ A house with high ceilings
- 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
- 希少価値の高い切手 ⇨ A stamp with a high value because of its rarity
- 踵の高い靴 ⇨ Shoes with high heels
- 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
- 彼は兄と同じくらい背が高い ⇨ He is as tall as his big brother
- 拡張性の高いコンピューターシステム ⇨ Computer system with high expandability
- 値段が高いから品質が高いとは限らない ⇨ High price doesn’t always mean high quality
- 彼は天才との誉れが高い ⇨ He has a high honor, receives a lot of respect, as a genius
- 宮殿の中は流石に格調高い感じがした ⇨ The inside of the palace was indeed very high-class, noble
- 耐久性の高い塗装 ⇨ Paint with high durability
- 彼は頭が天井に着くほど背が高い ⇨ He is so tall that his head reaches the ceiling
- 非常に精度の高い検知器 ⇨ A sensor with very high accuracy
- あの会社は倒産する公算が高い ⇨ The likelihood of that company going bankrupt is high
- 彼等は客が高い方を選ぶようにわざの内容に差をつけている ⇨ They are differentiating the contents on purpose so that customers will choose the expensive one