Keyword
high
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig329
Readings
たか
(46%)
こう
(46%)
だか
(6%)
Composed of
lid
mouth
upside-down box
mouth
Mnemonic

That is a really high two-story building. We have the mouth on the bottom being the entrance, the upside-down-box being the first floor, another mouth being the second floor widow, and a lid at the top being its roof.

Used in kanji (11 in total)
draft
straw
ointment
stripe
Used in vocabulary (997 in total)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
senior high school; high school
Examples (200 in total)
I think that's a little too expensive.
This is not expensive.
I think this is too expensive.
It's really expensive, isn't it?
It isn't expensive.
It's expensive though.
It doesn't cost as much as I thought.
It's really expensive.
It doesn't look expensive.
I'll take the most expensive one.
That is very expensive.
That is very expensive!
Are you afraid of heights?
I wonder who would buy an expensive thing like this.
Who can afford to buy such an expensive house?
This book is too expensive for me.
This book is too expensive.
I can't afford such an expensive book.
Why is it so expensive?
Why is it so expensive to do this?
I didn't buy it because it was really expensive.
The book I bought yesterday was expensive.
That mountain is high.
What's the name of the highest mountain in that country?
What is the largest mountain in Japan?
That tree is not so tall as this.
How tall this tree is!
This is a very tall tree.
What a tall tree this is!
The tree is taller than the house.
That's the tallest tree I've ever seen.
What a tall tree it is!
There was a tall tree in front of my house.
There is a tall tree in front of my house.
She looked up at the tall tree.
The level of the school is high.
This car must be expensive.
This car is too expensive.
This car is insanely expensive.
This car is too expensive for me to buy.
The car is too expensive for me to buy.
I can't afford to buy such an expensive car.
Why did you buy such an expensive car?
How much is the most expensive car?
Which is the highest mountain in Japan?
This tree is tall, but that one is even taller.
He rescued a cat from a high tree.
I'm afraid that place is a little too expensive.
I had a very high fever.
What's that tall building?
Look at that tall building.
There are many tall buildings in that town.
A tall building stands there.
That was the best day of my life.
This is the best.
It's the best book that I've ever read.
It was the happiest time of my life.
Her cooking is the best.
I feel great.
It was the best day of my life.
I'm the best.
This car is too expensive!
You're the best little brother ever.
I am not so tall as my brother, but taller than my father.
This is the tallest building that I have ever seen.
What's the tallest building in the world?
The water came up to my knees.
This painting was very expensive.
Which one is more expensive?
This tree is about as tall as that one.
He is the taller of the two.
My house stands by a tall tree.
Some birds are flying high in the sky.
How high can birds fly?
The tree grew very tall.
That store is exceptionally expensive.
This tree is the tallest and oldest in this forest.
This is taller than any other tree.
I always place a high value on knowledge.
My town is surrounded by tall mountains.
Why is fish so expensive?
Why don't you buy it and try it? It's not that expensive.
The black phones are more expensive than the white ones.
This is the best among his works.
He has a long nose.
That dress seems to be very expensive.
I read this book in high school.
I read the book in my second year of high school.
Where do you attend high school?
He is married to a high school teacher.
He's a high school student.
They met in high school.
My mother is a high school teacher.
Was your high school a large school?
Did you study hard in high school?
I used to run at high school.
I've been working here since high school.
This is the tallest tower in Japan.
The height of the tower is above 100 meters.
The tower is as high as 220 meters.
The birds flew towards a high tower.
Some of the dolls are too expensive to buy.
The most expensive thing is land.
That television set is both big and expensive.
This TV is big and expensive.
She has changed a lot since high school.
There on the top of a high mountain they built a small town of their own and lived in peace.
I think highly of your way of thinking.
I have a high opinion of him.
Everyone estimates her work highly.
The waves are high today.
The waves are high.
He was very tall for a thirteen-year-old.
The smartphone was more expensive than I thought.
Shoes are expensive.
Which is the best hotel in the town?
There are a lot of tall trees in the park.
It's the highest building in this city.
It is the hottest this summer.
When did you graduate from high school?
At any rate, I'll go to college after graduating from high school.
He graduated from high school this spring.
We graduate from high school at eighteen.
Since he graduated from high school, he hasn't been doing anything.
This watch is expensive.
I would buy this watch, except it's too expensive.
I'll buy that old clock no matter how expensive it is.
Your watch seems to be very valuable.
You see a tall building over there.
There are many tall buildings.
A tall building was built next to my house.
I can't afford to shop at such an expensive store.
This camera was expensive.
The tree is about as high as the roof.
The tree stands higher than the roof.
You had better not climb such high mountains in winter.
The taller a tree is, the harder it is to climb.
I wonder why cats like climbing on high places.
I can't climb that. I'm scared of heights.
The higher we went, the colder it became.
We climbed high enough to see the whole city.
The higher we climb, the colder it becomes.
The higher we climbed, the colder it got.
This ring is expensive. Show me some cheap ones.
I went to school by train.
There is a library at the back of that tall building.
Vegetables got more expensive.
It would be great if you could join us for dinner.
This cake is made of the finest ingredients.
She graduated from high school last year.
I graduated from high school last year.
The higher we go up, the cooler the air becomes.
That mountain is about three thousand meters high.
There are about 1000 students at our high school.
These are truly the best products.
Her fever was still higher an hour later.
Cars are expensive but useful.
This is the tallest tree I have ever seen.
What is the tallest building in Japan?
The trip was expensive.
The two mountains are of equal height.
Some animals are very good at climbing.
His school stands on a high hill.
The status of a doctor is very high in this community.
He holds a high position at the company.
Are you still in high school?
You still look like a high school student.
I was a high school student at that time.
Both he and I are high school students.
They are high school students.
We are high school students.
My brother is a high school student.
I'm still in high school.
I'm a high school student.
We climbed higher so that we might get a better view.
I still have one more year of high school.
She always chooses the most expensive thing on the menu.
I lived in Kouenji.
My son entered high school.
The price of that bicycle was too high.
These shoes are expensive, and what is more, they are too small.
This is a useful book and, what is more, it is not expensive.
That television is both big and expensive.
The house was more expensive than I had expected.
The store is notorious for charging high prices.
The cost of the painting is very high.
The price of the car is too high.
I want to buy a more expensive watch.
Which is the more expensive of the two?
The prices were very high.
Your watch is more expensive than mine.
Large houses are expensive to live in.
She looked at several dresses and decided on the most expensive one.
These shoes are very expensive.
It was more expensive than I thought it would be, but it was really delicious.
Don't you think elementary schoolers are taller these days?
The piano is expensive.
Wow! Pianos are expensive.
A piano is expensive.
The dog's food is expensive.