Word Meaning 背が高い

せがたかい se ga takai

背が高い is read as せがたかい (se ga takai) and means tall (of a person).

Meaning

English

  1. tall (of a person)

Reading

Kana

せがたかい

Romaji

se ga takai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 101671 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

背の高い

せのたかい

tall (of a person)

背高

せいたか

tallness

背の高さ

せのたかさ

height (e.g. in a form)

背高泡立草

せいたかあわだちそう

Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. scabra)

背高蓬

せいたかよもぎ

Artemisia selengensis

背高鴫

せいたかしぎ

black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

反嘴背高鷸

そりはしせいたかしぎ

pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

背が低い

せがひくい

short (of a person)

背の低い

せのひくい

short (of a person)

背負う

せおう

to carry on one's back

背負い投げ

しょいなげ

seoi nage (judo)

背中

せなか

back (of the body)

Example Sentences

10

かれはせがたかい。

he is tall.

いもうとはははよりせがたかい。

my younger sister is taller than our mother.

かれはくらすでいちばんせがたかい。

He is the tallest in the class.

I am tall.

Are you tall?

She is tall.

That person is pretty tall.

How tall you are!

I am taller.

My father is tall.