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割高 (わりだか, waridaka) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

割わり高だか

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Meanings

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na-adjective, noun

comparatively expensive; overpriced; not good value

Describes something that costs more than its quality or the market standard would suggest; often used in economic contexts or when comparing prices.

この店みせは量りょうのわりに割わり高だかだ。

This restaurant is overpriced for the portion size.

輸ゆ入にゅう品ひんはどうしても割わり高だかになる。

Imported goods inevitably end up being comparatively expensive.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が割わり高だかになるfor something to become overpriced (relative to value)
小ちいさいサイズの方ほうが割わり高だかになることが多おおい。
Smaller sizes often end up being less cost-effective.
〈物もの〉は割わり高だかだsomething is comparatively expensive for what it offers
このホテルは同どうクラスの中なかでも割わり高だかだ。
This hotel is overpriced compared to others in its class.
割わり高だかな〈物もの〉を買かうto buy something at an inflated price
急いそいでいたので割わり高だかな商しょう品ひんを買かってしまった。
Because I was in a hurry, I ended up buying an overpriced item.

Kanji

割proportion, comparatively, divide
高tall, high, expensive

Related words

高たかいN5
高い simply means 'expensive' or 'high' in price with no comparison implied, while 割高 specifically judges the price as too high relative to quality or the market rate.
高こう価かN3
高価 is a formal word for something being expensive in absolute terms, whereas 割高 focuses on the price being unreasonably high compared to value.
高たか値ね
割高 means 'relatively expensive compared to value or size', whereas 高値 simply refers to a high price point without that comparative nuance.
高たかくつくN2
割高 describes something being relatively expensive compared to its quality or quantity, whereas 高くつく focuses on an unexpectedly large total expense resulting from a choice or situation.

Opposites

割わり安やす
割安 means comparatively cheap or good value, the direct opposite of 割高, which means comparatively expensive or poor value.
安やす上あがり
割高 means comparatively expensive for what you get, the opposite of the economical, money-saving sense of 安上がり.
低てい料りょう金きん
割高 means relatively expensive for what one gets, contrasting with 低料金 which means the rate itself is set low.

Written forms

割わり高だかUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
割わり高だかUsage2%
Less common variant with okurigana; seen in some contexts but 割高 is preferred.

Etymology

Compound of 割 (わり, 'proportion' or 'comparatively') and 高 (たか, 'high'). The combination yields the sense of 'relatively high in price'.