How to say high- in Japanese

高い^★【たかいtakai】高価い^irr. Inflection: adjective:
high; tall ［高い］ Antonym: 低い
expensive; high-priced
high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
loud
high-pitched; shrill

Example Sentences

高校生koukousei のno 時toki はha 毎朝maiasa6時ji にni 起きoki てte いi たta。: Back in high school, I got up at 6 a.m. every morning.
こちらkochira はha 私watashi のno 友達tomodachi のnoレイチェルREICHERUですdesu。私watashi たちtachi はha 同じonaji 高校koukou にni 通っkayo てte いi ましmashi たta。: This is my friend Rachel. We went to high school together.
値段nedan がga 高taka すぎるsugiru！: It is too expensive.
高校koukou 時代jidai についてnitsuite 最もmottomo 後悔koukai するsuru ことkoto をwo 人々hitobito にni 尋ねるtazuneru とto 大抵taitei のno 人hito はha 決まっkima てte こうkou 言うiu。時間jikan をwo 無駄muda にni しshi すぎsugi てte いi たta、とto。: When I ask people what they regret most about high school, they nearly all say the same thing: that they wasted so much time.
彼kare はha トロフィーTOROFYII をwo 高々とtakadakato 差し上げたsashiageta。: He held the trophy on high.

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