高層建(こうそうだ)て

こうそうだて
noun
high-rise building; multi-story building
building
1. high-rise building; multi-story building
A building with many stories, especially as a category. The 〜建(だ)て suffix indicates how many stories a building has; 高層建(こうそうだ)て groups together all the tall ones.
駅前(えきまえ)に高層建(こうそうだ)てが並(なら)んでいる。
High-rise buildings line the area in front of the station.
近所(きんじょ)に新(あたら)しい高層建(こうそうだ)てのマンションができた。
A new high-rise apartment building went up in the neighborhood.
地震(じしん)の多(おお)い日本(にほん)では、高層建(こうそうだ)てに厳(きび)しい耐震(たいしん)基準(きじゅん)が設(もう)けられている。
In earthquake-prone Japan, strict seismic standards apply to high-rises.

Compound of 高層(こうそう) (high-rise; many-storied) + the suffix 建(だ)て (number-of-stories building). Often interchangeable with 高層建物(こうそうたてもの) or 高層(こうそう)ビル, depending on register.

Common collocations

  • 高層建(こうそうだ)てのマンション: high-rise condominium
  • 高層建(こうそうだ)てのオフィスビル: high-rise office building
  • 超(ちょう)高層建(こうそうだ)て: super-tall / skyscraper-class

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Related Words

Compare: 高層(こうそう)ビル (high-rise building)
Compare: タワーマンション (tower-style condominium)
Compare: 平屋(ひらや)建(だ)て (single-story building)
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Added 2026.6.3 12:21 · Revised 2026.10.1 17:08
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