高こう尚しょうこうしょうCommon word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1na-adjective, nounhigh-minded; noble; refined; elevatedDescribes ideas, tastes, interests, or cultural pursuits that are intellectually or morally elevated, often contrasted with 低俗 (vulgar, lowbrow).Antonyms: 低俗彼かれは高こう尚しょうな趣しゅ味みを持もっている。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe has refined tastes.その講こう演えんは内ない容ようが高こう尚しょうすぎて、私わたしには難むずかしかった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe lecture was too high-minded for me to understand.See all 15 example sentences ›Usage patterns高こう尚しょうな〈物もの〉refined/elevated ~ (hobby, taste, etc.)彼かの女じょは高こう尚しょうな趣しゅ味みをお持もちですね。Break this sentence down in the analyzerYou have such refined tastes.〈事こと〉は高こう尚しょうすぎる~ is too highbrow/lofty (to follow easily)この話はなしは高こう尚しょうすぎて、みんなついていけなかった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe discussion was too highbrow for everyone to follow.
