高たかさ

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Common wordJLPTN1

Meanings

noun

height; altitude; elevation; level

General noun for vertical extent, altitude, or height of objects, people, places, and abstract levels.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の高たかさを測はかるto measure the height of something
この木きの高たかさを測はかってみよう。
Let's measure the height of this tree.
〈物もの〉の高たかさがあるto have a certain height
このビルは百ひゃくメートルの高たかさがある。
This building is a hundred meters tall.
〈物もの〉の高たかさを調ちょう整せいするto adjust the height of something
椅い子すの高たかさを調ちょう整せいしてください。
Please adjust the height of the chair.
〈数すう〉の高たかさa height of (a given measurement)
三さん角かく形けいの高たかさは五ごセンチだ。
The height of the triangle is five centimeters.

Expressions

背せの高たかさheight (of a person); stature
高たかさを揃そろえるmake all of uniform height; align heights

Kanji

高tall, high, expensive

Related words

高こう度どN2sense 1
高度 is used for altitude, especially of aircraft or elevation above sea level, while 高さ is the general noun for height in any context.
標ひょう高こう sense 1
標高 specifically means elevation above sea level, whereas 高さ is a broader term for the height of any object or point.
縦たてN4
縦 broadly denotes the vertical axis or dimension in contrast to 横, while 高さ specifically names the measurable attribute of height, such as '3メートルの高さ'.
千せん尋じん
高さ is the ordinary word for height, while 千尋 is a literary, exaggerated expression for towering height found in classical phrasing.

Don't confuse with· 5

高たかいN5
高い is the adjective meaning 'high, tall, expensive', while 高さ is the abstract noun derived from it meaning 'height'.
身しん長ちょうN4
高さ is used for the height of objects, buildings, or mountains, while 身長 refers only to a person's height.
高たかみ
高さ measures how tall or high something is as a dimension, while 高み refers to an actual high place or elevated position.

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高たかまり
高さ means physical or literal height and shares the kanji 高 with 高まり, but 高まり refers instead to a rising intensity or level, not a measurable height.
厚あつさN1
厚さ measures how thick something is, while 高さ measures how tall or high something is, and learners sometimes mix up these measurement nouns.

Word family

高たかさ計けい
height gauge
文も字じ高たかさ
character height
行ぎょうの高たかさ
line height
高たかさ制せい限げん
height restriction; limited headroom; max height
文も字じの高たかさ
character height
高たかさアクセント
pitch accent

Etymology

Noun form of the adjective 高い (たかい, 'high, tall'), formed by replacing the final い with さ, a common pattern for deriving abstract nouns from i-adjectives.