also: こうちょく
Archaic word for 'expensive' or 'valuable'; not used in modern Japanese. Found only in historical texts or classical contexts.
In an old document, it is written, 'This item is expensive.'
Rare kanji spelling; the word is almost never seen in modern Japanese and is not in common use.
Kana spelling for the reading こうじき; the word itself is rare and archaic.
Alternate reading こうちょく; equally rare and archaic.
A compound of 高, “high,” and 直, an older word for “price or value,” hence “high-priced” or “valuable.”