noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective
tallness; tall person
Refers to the quality of being tall or to a tall person. Often used as a noun or adjectivally with の or な.
He is a tall man.
背高な植物が庭に生えている。
Tall plants are growing in the garden.
black-winged stilt · stilt; avocet
pied avocet
Canada goldenrod
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Compound of 背 (se, 'back, stature') and 高 (taka, 'height'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a straightforward combination meaning 'tall stature'.