Word Meaning 敷居の高い

しきいのたかい shikii no takai

敷居の高い is read as しきいのたかい (shikii no 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

しきいのたかい

Romaji

shikii no takai

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 97349 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

敷居が高い

しきいがたかい

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