高い

Meanings

1. high; tall
2. expensive; high-priced
3. high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
4. loud
5. high-pitched; shrill

Part of speech: i-adjective

Kanji

• 高

  Meanings

  tall, high, expensive

  On reading

  コウ

  Kun reading

  たか.い、たか、-だか、たか.まる、たか.める

  Strokes

  10

Example sentences

• 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.

  Tatoeba #179572 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 富士山は日本で一番高い山です。

  Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan.

  Tatoeba #84930 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 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.

  Tatoeba #204136 · CC BY 2.0 FR