高い (たかい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

高い (たかい) means tall / expensive.

See example sentences below.

高い at a glance

高い

たかいtakai

N5adj

tall / expensive

高いたかいtakaiN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

tall / expensive

Example 1

あのビルはとてもたかいです。

Translation

That building is very tall.

Example 2

このくつはたかいからかえません。

Translation

I can’t buy these shoes because they are expensive.