高こう額がく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun, na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

large amount of money; high price; expensive

Used for sums of money, prices, or costs that are high. Can function as a noun or adjectivally with な or の.

Antonyms: 低額

large denomination; high-value note

Specifically refers to banknotes, coins, or vouchers with a high face value. Antonym: 小額.

Antonyms: 少額

高こう額がくな〈物もの〉an expensive/costly item, bill, or purchase
高こう額がくな買かい物ものをするときは慎しん重ちょうに考かんがえるべきだ。
You should think carefully before making an expensive purchase.
高こう額がくを稼かせぐto earn a large amount of money
彼かれは投とう資しで高こう額がくを稼かせいだ。
He earned a large amount of money through investment.
高こう額がくの〈物もの〉a high-denomination note, coin, or voucher
高こう額がくの紙し幣へいは使つかいにくいと感かんじる人ひともいる。
Some people find high-denomination banknotes inconvenient to use.
高額こうがくに達たっするto reach a large sum
修しゅう理り費ひ用ようは高こう額がくに達たっした。
The repair costs reached a large sum.

巨きょ額がく sense 1
巨額 emphasizes an enormous, often extreme sum of money, while 高額 simply describes a high amount without implying such extreme scale.
高こう価かN3sense 1
高価 describes how expensive an item itself is, while 高額 focuses on the size of a sum of money, price, or fee.
大たい金きんN2sense 1
大金 is a casual, everyday word for a large amount of cash, whereas 高額 is more formal and can also describe high-value notes or items.
多た額がく
高額 stresses a high price or value of a single item, while 多額 stresses a large total sum of money involved.

低てい額がく sense 1
small amount of money; low price
少しょう額がく sense 2
small sum of money; small amount · small denomination (banknote, coin)
低てい料りょう金きん
高額 describes a large sum or expensive charge, the opposite of 低料金 which describes a low, affordable rate.

Compound of 高 (high) and 額 (amount, sum). The reading こうがく is the on'yomi of both characters.