Word Meaning 敷居が高い

しきいがたかい shikii ga takai

敷居が高い is read as しきいがたかい (shikii ga takai) and means having a high threshold (for entry).

Meaning

English

  1. having a high threshold (for entry)
  2. difficult to approach
  3. feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)

Reading

Kana

しきいがたかい

Romaji

shikii ga takai

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 97348 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

敷居の高い

しきいのたかい

having a high threshold (for entry)

敷居

しきい

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)

敷居値関数

しきいちかんすう

threshold function

敷居値演算

しきいちえんざん

threshold operation

敷居値素子

しきいちそし

threshold gate

新居浜工業高等専門学校

にいはまこうぎょうこうとうせんもんがっこう

Niihama National College of Technology

居敷

いしき

kimono seat lining

窓敷居

まどしきい

window-sill

中高層住居専用地域

ちゅうこうそうじゅうきょせんようちいき

medium and high-rise residential zone

敷き布団

しきぶとん

futon (laid on the floor)

敷地

しきち

site