Word Meaning 高級

こうきゅう koukyuu

高級 is read as こうきゅう (koukyuu) and means high-ranking.

Meaning

English

  1. high-ranking
  2. high-level
  3. senior
  4. high-class
  5. high-grade
  6. high-quality
  7. high-end
  8. luxury

Reading

Kana

こうきゅう

Romaji

koukyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 低級 Rank 1725 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

高級ホテル

こうきゅうほてる

high-class hotel

高級言語

こうきゅうげんご

high-level language

高級品

こうきゅうひん

high-class item

高級住宅地

こうきゅうじゅうたくち

upmarket residential district

高級感

こうきゅうかん

air of luxury

高級車

こうきゅうしゃ

luxury car

高級店

こうきゅうてん

high-class restaurant

高級船員

こうきゅうせんいん

officer (of a ship)

高級リゾート

こうきゅうりぞーと

luxury resort

高級紙

こうきゅうし

quality newspaper

Example Sentences

10

このほてるはこうきゅうですが、さーびすもすばらしいです。

This hotel is high-class, and its service is excellent too.

Give me your best food.

An expensive car is a status symbol.

Tom and Mary stayed at a fancy hotel.

Tom has a very expensive watch.

I used to be a waiter at a fancy restaurant.

Tom and Mary went to an expensive restaurant.

Tom bought a really expensive, well-made pair of shoes.

I felt out of place in the expensive restaurant.

Few people can buy such an expensive car.