noun
Refers to the track and field event. Often used in the full compound 走高跳 (はしりたかとび).
彼は高跳びで県大会に出場した。
He competed in the high jump at the prefectural tournament.
体育の授業で高跳びをやった。
We did the high jump in PE class.
Compound of 高 (たか, 'high') and 跳び (とび, 'jump'), the nominalized form of 跳ぶ (とぶ, 'to jump').