割高・割り高|わりだかwaridaka[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
割高割高 is the more common written form. Beginners should use it when writing this word.
割り高割り高 is a less common written variant of 割高; learners will generally want to choose 割高 instead.
Definitions
- na-adjective, nouncomparatively high; fairly expensive
Conjugation
| Plain form | 割高（わりだか） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 割高です（わりだかです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 割高ではない（わりだかではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 割高ではありません（わりだかではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 割高だった（わりだかだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 割高ではなかった（わりだかではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 割高で（わりだかで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 割高に（わりだかに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 割高なら（わりだかなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related高価こうかWrittenWritten/formal prose; says the price itself is high, as in 「高価な宝石」. 「割高」 judges cost against quality or quantity, not the price alone.
- Related高いたかいNeutralNeutral adjective and the most widely used word for expensive. 「割高」 specifically stresses that something costs more than its quality or quantity warrants.
- Related高額こうがくWrittenWritten/formal prose; describes a large sum or amount, as in 「高額商品」. 「割高」 is about poor value for money rather than a big price tag.
- Antonym割安わりやすNeutralThe direct opposite in value-for-money terms: cheap and worthwhile relative to quality or quantity, where 「割高」 means poor value.
- Antonym格安かくやすNeutralExceptionally cheap, as in 「格安航空券」; common in ads and promotional writing. Contrasts with 「割高」 on the price level itself, not value.
Use 「割高」 when something costs more than its quality or quantity justifies, as in 「少量パックは割高だ」. For simply expensive prices use 「高い」 or 「高価」; for large amounts, 「高額」. The opposites are 「割安」 and 「格安」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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