1.
high price, expensive, costly
Something that costs a lot of money.
高価な品物
An expensive item.
この時計は高価だ。
This watch is expensive.
高価な買い物をする。
To make an expensive purchase.
彼女は高価な宝石には興味がなく、手作りのアクセサリーを好む。
She has no interest in expensive jewelry and prefers handmade accessories.
高価 is a na-adjective meaning expensive or costly. It carries a more formal, written tone than 高い and is often used when describing the objective monetary value of goods.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 高価な品物: expensive goods
- 高価な買い物: an expensive purchase
- 高価な贈り物: an expensive gift
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 高い: expensive (everyday, conversational)
- 高価: expensive (formal, written, objective)
- 高額: large amount of money (focuses on the sum rather than the item)
ANTONYM:
- 安価: inexpensive, cheap (also formal register)
REGISTER:
More common in written language, news, and formal descriptions. In everyday conversation, 高い is preferred.