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格調高い (かくちょうだかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

格かく調ちょう高だかい

Meanings

1

expression, i-adjective

elegant; refined; dignified

Describes a person, behavior, style, or atmosphere that is graceful, sophisticated, and of high class. Often used for literary or artistic quality.

彼かの女じょの話はなし方かたはとても格かく調ちょう高だかい。
Her way of speaking is very refined.

この

文ぶん

章しょう

は

格かく

調ちょう

高だか

い

文ぶん

体たい

で

書か

か

れ

て

いる

。

This passage is written in an elegant style.

Kanji

格status, rank, capacity
調tune, tone, meter
高tall, high, expensive

Similar words

上じょう品ひん
上品 is a na-adjective meaning 'elegant' or 'refined' in a more general sense, while 格調高い specifically emphasizes a lofty, dignified elegance often associated with art or literature.
優ゆう雅が
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.

Etymology

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.