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high-rise building; multi-story building
A building with many stories, especially as a category. The 〜建て suffix indicates how many stories a building has; 高層建て groups together all the tall ones.
駅前に高層建てが並んでいる。
High-rise buildings line the area in front of the station.
近所に新しい高層建てのマンションができた。
A new high-rise apartment building went up in the neighborhood.
地震の多い日本では、高層建てに厳しい耐震基準が設けられている。
In earthquake-prone Japan, strict seismic standards apply to high-rises.
Compound of 高層 (high-rise; many-storied) + the suffix 建て (number-of-stories building). Often interchangeable with 高層建物 or 高層ビル, depending on register.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 高層建てのマンション: high-rise condominium
- 高層建てのオフィスビル: high-rise office building
- 超高層建て: super-tall / skyscraper-class
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 高層ビル: high-rise building — more common in everyday speech
- タワーマンション: tower-style condominium — specifically tall residential towers
- 平屋建て: single-story building — the 〜建て counterpart at the other extreme