Vocabulary

What does 高価 (こうか, kouka) mean?

高価 (こうか, kouka) means expensive, high-priced.

Quick facts
Readingこうか
Romajikouka
Part of speechna-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
こうか
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkouka

expensive, high-priced

  1. 1na-adjective · noun highly priced; expensive; valuable

Example sentences

  • Costly items aren't always good.

  • This is an expensive watch, so I take good care of it.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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