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甲高い (かんだかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

甲かん高だかい

か

ん

だ

か

い

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

i-adjective

high-pitched; shrill

Describes a voice, sound, or cry that is piercingly high and often unpleasant or sharp.

彼かの女じょの甲かん高だかい声こえが部屋へや中じゅうに響ひびいた。
Her high-pitched voice echoed through the room.
突とつ然ぜん、甲かん高

だか

い

悲ひ

鳴めい

が

聞き

こえ

た

。

Suddenly, a shrill scream was heard.

Written forms

甲かん高だかいUsage73%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
かん高だかいUsage21%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.
かんだかいUsage4%
疳かん高だかいUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the first character is not in common use.

Kanji

甲armor, high (voice), A grade
高tall, high, expensive
疳children's diseases

Similar words

高たかい
高い is the general word for 'high' or 'tall'; 甲高い specifically refers to a piercing, often unpleasant high pitch, especially of sounds.
鋭するどい
鋭い means 'sharp' in a broader sense (edges, senses, minds); 甲高い is limited to sharp, high-pitched sounds.

Etymology

Compound of 甲 (kan, 'high-pitched sound') and 高い (takai, 'high'). The kanji 甲 is associated with a high, ringing tone.