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skyscraper, super high-rise building
An extremely tall building, typically over 100 meters or roughly 20 stories or more. The term specifically refers to buildings that tower above the surrounding cityscape.
新宿には超高層ビルが多い。
There are many skyscrapers in Shinjuku.
あの超高層ビルは地上60階建てだ。
That skyscraper is 60 stories tall.
駅前に新しい超高層ビルが建設中で、完成すればこの地域で最も高い建物になる。
A new skyscraper is under construction in front of the station, and once completed it will be the tallest building in this area.
A compound of 超 (super, ultra), 高層 (high-rise), and ビル (building). In Japan, buildings over about 60 meters (roughly 20 stories) are generally classified as 超高層. Japan's tallest building is 麻布台ヒルズ森JPタワー at 330 meters.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 超高層ビルが建つ: a skyscraper is built
- 超高層ビル群: a cluster of skyscrapers
- 超高層マンション: super high-rise apartment building
- 超高層ビルの展望台: observation deck of a skyscraper
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 高層ビル: high-rise building — tall but not as extreme as 超高層
- タワー: tower — often used for landmark towers and communication towers
- ビル: building — the general term for any multi-story building