Meaning

Primary

High Price

Alternative

Expensive Price

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

A tall value. If you paid for something that had a tall value, it would have a high price.

Reading

たかね
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses the kun'yomi readings for both kanji, but you know them both now, so you should be able to read this too!

Context

Context Sentences

いつも高値の時に株を買ってしまうんです。

I always end up buying stocks when they’re high.

先週、家を売ったんですが、希望していたほどの高値では売れませんでした。

We sold our property last week, but it didn't get as high a price as we hoped for.

コウイチの秘密の日記が、オークションで歴代最高値で落札された。

Koichi’s secret diary fetched a record high price at the auction.

Kanji Composition