高い
takai
expensive / tall
N5
How to remember this word
高い = high: tall or expensive
高い climbs in two directions: prices go up (expensive) and buildings go up (tall). Context tells you which way it is pointing.
Example sentences
Example 1
東京の家賃は高いです。
とうきょうの やちんは たかいです。
toukyou no yachin wa takai desu
Rent in Tokyo is expensive.
Example 2
あの山はとても高いです。
あの やま は とても たかい です。
ano yama wa totemo takai desu.
That mountain is very tall.