高たかい

i-adjective

expensive; high-priced

Used for prices, costs, rent, fees, and anything that costs a lot; the opposite in this sense is 安い.

• この店みせは少すこし高たかいが、味あじはいい。

  This restaurant is a little expensive, but the food is good.

• 家や賃ちんが高たかくて、引ひっ越こしを考かんがえている。

  The rent is expensive, so I’m thinking of moving.

i-adjective

high in level; above average; high-quality

Covers abstract degree or level: ability, quality, probability, reputation, standards, rates, and similar measures.

• この地ち域いきは教きょう育いく水すい準じゅんが高たかい。

  This area has a high standard of education.

• 彼かの女じょの作さく品ひんは評ひょう価かが高たかい。

  Her work is highly regarded.

i-adjective

loud; high-pitched; shrill

For sounds and voices, 高い can refer to pitch and, in some contexts, a loud raised sound. 高い声 often means a high-pitched voice, while phrases such as 歓声が高く上がる emphasize a loud rising cheer.

• 子こどもたちの高たかい声こえが廊ろう下かに響ひびいた。

  The children’s high-pitched voices echoed in the hallway.

• ゴールの瞬しゅん間かん、歓かん声せいが高たかく上あがった。

  At the moment of the goal, a loud cheer went up.