高こう層そうビル

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Meanings

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high-rise building; skyscraper; tower block

General term for a tall multi-story building, typically with many floors. Used in everyday conversation and news.

東とう京きょうには高こう層そうビルがたくさんある。
There are many high-rise buildings in Tokyo.
あの高こう層そうビルの最さい上じょう階かいからは街まちが一いち望ぼうできる。
From the top floor of that skyscraper, you can see the whole city.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に高こう層そうビルが建たつa skyscraper is built in a place
駅えきの近ちかくに新あたらしい高こう層そうビルが建たった。
A new skyscraper was built near the station.
高こう層そうビルが並ならぶskyscrapers line up (form a skyline)
この地ち区くには高こう層そうビルが並ならんでいる。
Skyscrapers line up in this district.
高こう層そうビルの上じょう層そう階かいthe upper floors of a high-rise building
彼かれは高こう層そうビルの上じょう層そう階かいにオフィスを構かまえている。
He has his office on the upper floors of a high-rise building.

Kanji

高tall, high, expensive
層stratum, social class, layer

Related words

超ちょう高こう層そうビルN2
超高層ビル refers specifically to extremely tall skyscrapers (often over 200m), while 高層ビル is the broader term for any tall multi-story building.
摩ま天てん楼ろう
高層ビル is the common, everyday word for a high-rise building, while 摩天楼 is more literary and stresses extreme, sky-scraping height.
楼ろう閣かく
高層ビル is the modern, everyday term for a skyscraper, while 楼閣 is a literary word evoking a grand, often traditional multistoried structure.

Don't confuse with

マンションN3
マンション is a residential condominium/apartment building, whereas 高層ビル is a general term for tall buildings that may be commercial, office, or mixed-use.

Counted with

棟とうN1
large building; building with a long roof · counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

Built from

高こう層そう+ビル

Etymology

Compound of 高層 (こうそう, 'high-rise, tall') and ビル (from English 'building'), referring to a tall building with many floors.