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高貴

高貴

See also: 高贵

Chinese

high; tall
 
expensive; noble; your (name); precious
trad. (高貴)
simp. (高贵)

Adjective

高貴

  1. privileged; elitist
  2. precious; rare; valuable
  3. noble; lofty

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2

Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 高貴 (*kaw *kjwɨjH). Compare modern Mandarin 高貴 (gāoguì).

Pronunciation

Adjective

高貴 (-na inflection, hiragana こうき, romaji kōki, historical hiragana かうき)

  1. noble; of noble birth; high-born
  2. noble of bearing, refined, graceful
  3. highly valuable, precious

Inflection

Antonyms

Noun

高貴 (hiragana こうき, romaji kōki, historical hiragana かうき)

  1. nobleness of birth
  2. nobleness of bearing
  3. high value

Antonyms

  • (nobleness of birth): 下賎 (げせん) (gesen): lowness of birth

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9