高々
Meanings
1
adverb taking the 'to' particle
very high; high up; aloft
Describes something being physically high or elevated; often used with と to modify a verb.
A bird is flying high up in the sky.
2
Used to indicate an upper limit or a modest amount; often followed by a number or quantity.
This job will take at most an hour.
His salary is no more than 200,000 yen.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を高々と掲げるto hold something up high
He held the championship flag up high.
- 高々〈数〉at most (a certain amount)
He was late by at most five minutes.
- 〈物〉が高々とそびえるto tower high up
That mountain towers high above.
- 高々〈数〉にすぎないto amount to no more than a certain number
The participants numbered no more than ten.