超高層(ちょうこうそう)ビル

ちょうこうそうびる
noun
skyscraper; high-rise building
building
1. 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(しんじゅく)には超高層(ちょうこうそう)ビルが多(おお)い。
There are many skyscrapers in Shinjuku.
あの超高層(ちょうこうそう)ビルは地上(ちじょう)60階建(かいだ)てだ。
That skyscraper is 60 stories tall.
駅前(えきまえ)に新(あたら)しい超高層(ちょうこうそう)ビルが建設(けんせつ)中(ちゅう)で、完成(かんせい)すればこの地域(ちいき)で最(もっと)も高(たか)い建物(たてもの)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(ちょう) (super, ultra), 高層(こうそう) (high-rise), and ビル (building). In Japan, buildings over about 60 meters (roughly 20 stories) are generally classified as 超高層(ちょうこうそう). Japan's tallest building is 麻布台(あざぶだい)ヒルズ森(もり)JPタワー at 330 meters.

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Compare: タワー (tower)
Related: ビル (building)
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Added 2026.4.2 12:28 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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