also: たかーい · たっけー · たっかーい
高い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 高い | 高くない |
| Polite | 高いです | 高くないですalso 高くありません |
| Past polite | 高かったです | 高くなかったですalso 高くありませんでした |
| Past | 高かった | 高くなかった |
| Te-form | 高くて | 高くなくて |
| Adverbial | 高く | |
| Conditional | 高ければ | 高くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 高かったら | 高くなかったら |
Describes physical height or vertical position, including mountains, buildings, shelves, and people’s stature.
Antonyms: 低い
This mountain is very high.
He is the tallest in the class.
expensive; high-priced
Used for prices, costs, rent, fees, and anything that costs a lot; the opposite in this sense is 安い.
This restaurant is a little expensive, but the food is good.
The rent is expensive, so I’m thinking of moving.
high in level; above average; high-quality
Covers abstract degree or level: ability, quality, probability, reputation, standards, rates, and similar measures.
This area has a high standard of education.
Her work is highly regarded.
For sounds and voices, 高い can refer to pitch and, in some contexts, a loud raised sound. 高い声 often means a high-pitched voice, while phrases such as 歓声が高く上がる emphasize a loud rising cheer.
The children’s high-pitched voices echoed in the hallway.
At the moment of the goal, a loud cheer went up.
This building is the tallest in Japan.
The cost of living in Tokyo is high.
There's a high chance he'll win.
She has a high-pitched voice.
This bag is expensive.
The level of English in this class is high.
高い is the general adjective for 'expensive,' while 値が張る (using 張る) specifically emphasizes that a price is higher than one might expect.
高い means 'expensive', the opposite of 廉's obsolete sense of 'cheap'.
高い is the general word for 'high' or 'tall', while 甲高い specifically means a piercing high pitch of a voice or sound.
高 (たか) is a noun meaning 'amount' or 'quantity', while 高い (たかい) is an adjective meaning 'high' or 'expensive'; they share the kanji but belong to different word classes.
ハイ is a borrowed adjective used for emotional excitement or intoxication (ハイになる), while 高い is the native word for physical height, price, or status, and is not used for mood.
高い is the everyday adjective meaning 'expensive/high', while 高値 is a noun used specifically for a price level, especially in financial contexts.
raise; increase; enhance; boost
high price
rise; increase; surge; heightening
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
balance; remaining amount; remainder
comparatively expensive; overpriced; not good value
high ground; elevated area; hill; plateau
height; elevated place; high ground
famous; renowned; well-known
high peak; tall mountain
double-lined fusilier · Taiwan (nickname) · Takasago (Noh play) · main table at a wedding
shallow river; river shallows · flatboat; river boat
Japanese rice fish; medaka; killifish
output; yield; production volume; piecework
loud and clear; sonorous; ringing
high waves; heavy seas; rough seas
very high; high up; aloft · at most; only; no more than
loud-voiced; in a loud voice
aiming too high; overreaching; unrealistic aspirations
high-handed; domineering; overbearing
leaf mustard; mustard greens
sublime; noble; high-minded
ladder-style variant of the kanji 高
high-pitched; shrill
throb; beat fast; pound
slightly elevated; low hill · slightly higher (price); marginally up
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
Emphatic stretched spelling, used for an exclamation such as 'so high!' or 'so expensive!'; not standard prose.
Kana-only stretched search variant for an emphatic pronunciation of たかい.