高こう騰とう

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高騰する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Primarily used for a steep, often alarming increase in prices, costs, or market values. Common in economic news.

〈物もの〉が高こう騰とうするfor the price of something to soar
最さい近きん、野や菜さいの値ね段だんが高こう騰とうしている。
Recently, vegetable prices have been soaring.
高こう騰とうを招まねくto trigger a price surge
原げん油ゆ価か格かくの上じょう昇しょうが物ぶっ価かの高こう騰とうを招まねいた。
The rise in crude oil prices triggered a surge in consumer prices.
高こう騰とうに歯は止どめをかけるto curb a price surge
政せい府ふは物ぶっ価かの高こう騰とうに歯は止どめをかける政せい策さくを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The government announced a policy to curb the surge in prices.

上じょう昇しょうN2
上昇 refers to any general increase or rise, while 高騰 specifically describes a sharp, often problematic surge, especially in prices.
急きゅう騰とう
急騰 emphasizes the suddenness of a rise, while 高騰 emphasizes the high level reached, often with a nuance of excess.
騰とう貴きN1
高騰 emphasizes a sudden, steep rise in price, while 騰貴 is a more neutral, formal term for price appreciation.
値ね上あがりN2
高騰 describes a sharp, often alarming surge in prices, while 値上がり is the neutral, general term for any price rise.

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うなぎ登のぼりN1
高騰 is used specifically for prices or market values shooting up, whereas うなぎ登り can also describe popularity, rankings, or statistics rising steeply.
暴ぼう騰とうN1
高騰 simply means prices soaring or climbing high, without the suddenness or violence implied by 暴騰.
値ね上あげN2
値上げ implies a deliberate decision by a seller to raise a price, while 高騰 describes prices surging sharply on their own, often due to market forces.

下げ落らく
下落 describes a fall or decline in price, the direct opposite of 高騰's sharp rise.
暴ぼう落らくN1
暴落 describes a sudden, sharp crash in prices, the mirror opposite of 高騰's sudden, sharp surge.

高こう等とうN2
高等 (same reading こうとう) means high-grade or advanced and has nothing to do with 高騰's sense of a sharp price surge.

高こう騰とうUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling for a sharp rise, especially in prices.
こうとうUsage3%
昂こう騰とう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 高騰 is overwhelmingly preferred.

Compound of 高 (high) and 騰 (rise, soar). The kanji 騰 suggests a vigorous upward movement.