高たか台だい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

high ground; elevated area; hill; plateau

Refers to a physically elevated location, often with a view or strategic advantage. Can describe natural hills, plateaus, or man-made raised areas.

高たか台だいにある家いえは見み晴はらしがいい。
The house on the high ground has a nice view.
津つ波なみのときは高たか台だいに避ひ難なんしてください。
In the event of a tsunami, please evacuate to higher ground.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉は高たか台だいにあるa place is situated on high ground
その神じん社じゃは高たか台だいにある。
That shrine is located on high ground.
高たか台だいに建たつto be built on high ground
この家いえは高たか台だいに建たっている。
This house is built on high ground.
高たか台だいから〈物もの〉を見みるto look at something from the high ground
高たか台だいから町まち全ぜん体たいを見みることができる。
You can see the whole town from the high ground.
高たか台だいに避ひ難なんするto evacuate to high ground
津つ波なみ警けい報ほうが出でたら高たか台だいに避ひ難なんしてください。
If a tsunami warning is issued, please evacuate to high ground.

Kanji

高tall, high, expensive
台pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles

Related words

丘おかN3
丘 is a general word for a hill, while 高台 stresses being elevated relative to the surrounding land, often for view or safety.
台だい地ち
台地 is the formal geological term for a plateau or tableland, whereas 高台 is the everyday word for any raised, elevated spot.
高こう地ちN1
高地 refers broadly to highland regions or high-altitude areas, while 高台 usually describes a smaller, local elevated spot like a hillside lot.
高こう所しょ
高台 refers to a raised, flat area of land like a hill or bluff, while 高所 is the more general term for any elevated location or altitude.
高たかみ
高み is a somewhat literary word for an elevated position or vantage point, while 高台 specifically refers to a raised, flat area of land like a plateau or hill.

Opposites

低てい地ち
低地 is low-lying land, the direct opposite of 高台's elevated ground.

Don't confuse with

台だい地ち
高台 is a more general term for any raised area or elevated spot, while 台地 is a specific geographic term for a broad, flat-topped landform.

Built from

高たか+台だい

Etymology

Compound of 高 (taka, 'high') and 台 (dai, 'platform' or 'elevated base'). The reading たかだい is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi of 高 and the on'yomi of 台.