高たか嶺ね

noun

high peak; tall mountain

Refers to a high mountain peak. Often used in set phrases like 高嶺の花 (a flower on a high peak, i.e., something unattainable).

• 富ふ士じ山さんの高たか嶺ねは雪ゆきに覆おおわれている。

  The high peak of Mt. Fuji is covered with snow.

• 彼かの女じょは僕ぼくにとって高たか嶺ねの花はなだ。

  She is like a flower on a high peak to me — out of my league.