How to say "high-priced" in Japanese

• 金目かねめCommon
  no-adjectiveCovers the 'valuable, precious' side: things worth money. It is really a noun for money and valuables, so it is seldom the word you want when you simply mean something is expensive.
• 高いたかいJLPT N5approx.Common
  i-adjectiveCovers the literal price sense: something costs a lot. Use it when saying that goods, a meal, or a hotel room are expensive; for plain 'high-priced' this is the word to reach for.
  そんな高たかい車くるまを買かう余裕よゆうはありません。↗

  I can't afford to buy such an expensive car.

Use 「高い」 when you mean something simply costs a lot; 金目 is a noun for money and valuables, covering the 'valuable, precious' side, so it fits things worth money rather than plain expensiveness.

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• 金目かねめvaluable
• 高いたかいexpensive