格調高い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 格調高い | 格調高くない |
| Polite | 格調高いです | 格調高くないですalso 格調高くありません |
| Past polite | 格調高かったです | 格調高くなかったですalso 格調高くありませんでした |
| Past | 格調高かった | 格調高くなかった |
| Te-form | 格調高くて | 格調高くなくて |
| Adverbial | 格調高く | |
| Conditional | 格調高ければ | 格調高くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 格調高かったら | 格調高くなかったら |
Describes a person, behavior, style, or atmosphere that is graceful, sophisticated, and of high class. Often used for literary or artistic quality.
Her way of speaking is very refined.
This passage is written in an elegant style.
優雅 means 'graceful' or 'elegant' with a nuance of beauty and leisure, whereas 格調高い carries a stronger sense of dignity and high class.
Compound of 格調 (kakuchō, 'elegance; dignity; style') and 高い (takai, 'high'), literally 'high in elegance'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with refined literary or artistic quality.