高らか|たからかtakaraka[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectiveloud; sonorous; ringing
    Shades of earth are ringing through my open view inciting and inviting me.
Conjugation
Plain form高らか(たからか)
Polite (desu)高らかです(たからかです)
Negative (dewa nai)高らかではない(たからかではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)高らかではありません(たからかではありません)
Past (datta)高らかだった(たからかだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)高らかではなかった(たからかではなかった)
Te form (de)高らかで(たからかで)
Adverbial (ni)高らかに(たからかに)
Conditional (nara)高らかなら(たからかなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related甲高いかんだかいNeutralDescribes a voice that is high and piercingly sharp, as in 「甲高い声」; it stresses shrillness, while 「高らか」 stresses rich, ringing sonority.
  • Related高いたかいNeutralThe most general word for 'high'; it does not specifically describe a loud, resonant voice.
  • Related甲走ったかんばしったNeutralDescribes a sharp, grating sound; less common than 「高らか」 and carries an unpleasant feel.
  • Related高調子たかちょうしNeutralRefers to a raised pitch or raised voice; it stresses tone of voice rather than the ringing quality of 「高らか」.
  • RelatedけたたましいNeutralDescribes a sudden, piercing din such as an alarm; it startles or disturbs, unlike the dignified loudness of 「高らか」.
  • Antonym静かしずかNeutralAntonym: quiet and still, the opposite of a loud, ringing sound.

Use 「高らか」 for a loud, ringing, dignified voice, as in 「高らかに宣言する」 or 「高らかに歌う」. For a shrill, piercing sound pick 「甲高い」 or 「けたたましい」; 「甲走った」 is rarer and unpleasant; 「高調子」 is about raised tone; 「静か」 is the antonym.

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Japanese definitions
  1. いかにも高たかいさま。
  2. 声こえや音おとを張り上はりあげるさま。
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