高こう位い

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

high rank; high status; dignity

Refers to a person's elevated social, political, or professional standing, or the dignity associated with it. Often used in formal contexts.

high-order; most significant

Technical term in computing and mathematics for the most significant digit or bit in a number. Not used in everyday conversation.

高こう位いの〈人ひと〉a high-ranking person
彼かれは政せい府ふ内ないで高こう位いの職しょくに就ついている。
He holds a high-ranking position within the government.
〈人ひと〉が高こう位いに就つくfor someone to attain a high position
彼かの女じょは若わかくして高こう位いに就ついた。
She attained a high position at a young age.
〈事こと〉が高こう位いを占しめるfor something to hold a high rank
この企き業ぎょうは業ぎょう界かいで高こう位いを占しめている。
This company holds a high rank in the industry.

高こう官かん sense 1
高官 refers specifically to a high-ranking government official, while 高位 is the broader term for elevated rank or status in any hierarchy.
上じょう位いN1
上位 describes a relatively higher rank within a list or ranking (and is the standard term for the most-significant bit/digit), while 高位 stresses the elevated nature of the position itself.
高こう貴き sense 1
高貴 describes nobility or moral/aesthetic dignity, whereas 高位 refers concretely to a person's high rank or position.
青せい雲うん
高位 plainly means a high rank or position, while 青雲 evokes that same high status through the poetic image of soaring blue clouds.

下か位いN1
下位 means a low rank or, in computing, a low-order digit/bit, the direct opposite of 高位.

皇こう位い
皇位 (the imperial throne) is a homophone of 高位 (high rank/status) but refers specifically to the emperor's throne, not general high rank.

Compound of 高 (high) and 位 (rank, position). The reading こうい follows the on'yomi of both characters.