高こう層そうビル

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Meanings

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

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.

〈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.

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.

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.

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

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.