Expressions· 14 高たか くつく cost a lot; be expensive; turn out costly たかをくくる underestimate; make light of; think little of お 高たか くとまる put on airs; act self-important; be stuck-up Show 3 more Show fewer 鼻はな を 高たか くする be proud; feel proud; have one's nose in the air See all 14 in Explore →
Related words 量 is the general word for 'quantity' or 'amount', while 高 typically refers to a measured total, especially in statistical or financial contexts.
額 specifically means a sum of money, whereas 高 can denote any measured quantity, including but not limited to money.
Word family· 152 high; tall · expensive; high-priced · high in level; above average; high-quality · loud; high-pitched; shrill
somewhat high; on the high side; highish · somewhat expensive; on the expensive side · mahjong: wait tile that yields a higher-scoring hand
rise; increase; swell; be heightened
raise; increase; enhance; boost
high price
Show 25 more Show fewer rise; increase; surge; heightening
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
balance; remaining amount; remainder
comparatively expensive; overpriced; not good value
high ground; elevated area; hill; plateau
height; elevated place; high ground
high peak; tall mountain
double-lined fusilier · Taiwan (nickname) · Takasago (Noh play) · main table at a wedding
shallow river; river shallows · flatboat; river boat
Japanese rice fish; medaka; killifish
output; yield; production volume; piecework
loud and clear; sonorous; ringing
high waves; heavy seas; rough seas
very high; high up; aloft · at most; only; no more than
loud-voiced; in a loud voice
aiming too high; overreaching; unrealistic aspirations
high-handed; domineering; overbearing
leaf mustard; mustard greens
ladder-style variant of the kanji 高
throb; beat fast; pound
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
become aroused; get excited; get worked up · be proud; be haughty; be self-important
raised-floor building; elevated-floor structure
fleeing; absconding; running away · flying high; jumping high
tumulus; burial mound
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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.
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