高こう木ぼく

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Meanings

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tall tree

Refers to a tree that is notably tall, often used in descriptive or literary contexts.

公こう園えんの高こう木ぼくが日ひ陰かげを作つくっている。
The tall trees in the park provide shade.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に高こう木ぼくが茂しげるtall trees grow thickly in a place
この森もりには高こう木ぼくが茂しげっている。
Tall trees grow thickly in this forest.

Kanji

高tall, high, expensive
木tree, wood

Related words

大たい木ぼくN2
大木 emphasizes a large, thick tree, while 高木 focuses specifically on the tree's height.
大たい樹じゅ
高木 focuses specifically on a tree's height, whereas 大樹 covers overall largeness, not just tallness.

Opposites

低てい木ぼく
低木 refers to a low shrub or short tree, the direct opposite of the tall-growing 高木.

Counted with

元もとN2
Counts planted trees and shrubs at the root — literary; everyday speech usually uses 本 or 株.
株しゅ
Literary counter for standing trees and plants; everyday speech uses 本 or 株 (かぶ).

Word family

亜あ高こう木ぼく
subcanopy tree; understory tree; semi-tall tree
高こう木ぼく層そう
overstory; canopy layer; tree stratum
常じょう緑りょく高こう木ぼく
tall evergreen tree
落らく葉よう高こう木ぼく
deciduous tall tree

Etymology

Compound of 高 (tall) and 木 (tree).