高たか

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 500

Meanings

1

noun, noun, used as a suffix

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

Refers to a measurable quantity, amount, or sum of money. As a suffix, it is usually read だか and attaches to nouns indicating what is being counted (e.g., 生産高, 売上高).

今年ことしの米こめの収しゅう穫かく高だかは去きょ年ねんより多おおい。
This year's rice yield is larger than last year's.

彼かれは借しゃっ金きんの高たかに驚おどろいた。

He was surprised at the amount of debt.

Written forms

高Usage81%
- たか
  Standard kanji spelling for the noun 'quantity/amount'. The reading だか is used when this form appears as a suffix.
- だか
たかUsage19%
Kana spelling is common when the word is used as a standalone noun, especially in casual writing.
だかUsage<1%

Kanji

高tall, high, expensive

Similar words

量りょう
量 is a general word for 'quantity' or 'amount', while 高 often implies a measured total or sum, especially in financial or statistical contexts.
額がく
額 specifically means 'amount of money' or 'sum', whereas 高 can refer to any kind of quantity, including money.

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 高い (たかい, 'high'), with the nominalized form 高 (たか) coming to mean 'height' and then 'amount' by extension. The voiced variant だか is a result of rendaku when used as a suffix.