高尚|こうしょうkoushou[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nounhigh; noble; refined; advanced
   彼かれは趣味しゅみが高尚こうしょうです。↗

   He has elegant tastes.

• Synonym崇高すうこうWrittenWritten register. A noun for solemn sublimity that inspires awe, as in 「崇高な理想」. 「高尚」 instead highlights refined taste and aspirations free of vulgarity.
• Synonym高潔こうけつWrittenWritten register. Describes a noble, upright character, as in 「高潔な人格」, with the focus on moral integrity rather than the cultivated taste of 「高尚」.
• SynonymノーブルNeutralLoanword meaning noble and elegant, used mostly in fashion and perfume descriptions; 「高尚」 covers refined taste and ideals more broadly.
• Related尊いとうといNeutralAn adjective for something precious or sacred whose value is beyond price, as in 「尊い命」; 「高尚」 speaks of refined taste and pursuits, not preciousness.
• Related優雅ゆうがNeutralGrace and composure in movement or lifestyle; 「高尚」 praises the refinement of taste and mind, 「優雅」 the elegance of bearing.
• Related優美ゆうびWrittenWritten register. Graceful, tasteful beauty of posture or appearance; 「高尚」 concerns intellectual and moral refinement instead.
• Related瀟洒しょうしゃWrittenWritten register. Chic, smart elegance of buildings or dress, judged by looks; 「高尚」 is about taste and character, not appearance.
• Related上品じょうひんNeutralEveryday word for polished, refined manners and taste; overlaps 「高尚」 but centers on speech and behavior rather than ideals.
• RelatedエレガンスNeutralLoanword noun for elegance and graceful poise, mostly in fashion contexts; 「高尚」 refers to refined taste and lofty pursuits, not style.
• RelatedエレガントNeutralLoanword for elegant, stylish looks, common in speech; about outward style, while 「高尚」 praises taste and ideals.
• Related荘厳そうごんWrittenWritten register. Solemn grandeur that awes, as in 「荘厳な寺院」; 「高尚」 is about refined taste, 「荘厳」 about majestic solemnity.
• Related高邁こうまいWrittenWritten register. A noun for lofty, far-reaching ideals or spirit, as in 「高邁な理想」; more bookish than 「高尚」 and rarely heard in speech.
• Related気高いけだかいNeutralAn adjective for a noble, dignified air and lofty aims, as in 「気高い精神」; 「高尚」 stresses cultivated taste rather than personal bearing.
• Related雅やかみやびやかWrittenWritten register. Courtly elegance with a classical flavor; 「高尚」 is about taste and ideals being high, not old-world grace.
• Related高遠こうえんWrittenWritten register. A noun for ideals high and far away, stressing aspiration; rarer and more bookish than 「高尚」.
• Related雅びたみやびたWrittenWritten register. Attributive form from the verb 「雅びる」, for refined elegance with an old-world air; more a matter of refined charm than 「高尚」, and less used.
• Related典雅てんがWrittenWritten register. Dignified, classical refinement, often of prose or music; 「高尚」 describes taste and ideals, not artistic style.
• Related典麗てんれいWrittenWritten register. Neat, dignified classical beauty; rare in modern Japanese, with the feel of classical literary language.
• Related風雅ふうがWrittenWritten register. Refined pursuits and tastes of the literati, as in 「風雅な趣味」; about elegant hobbies, not moral or intellectual height.
• Related高雅こうがWrittenWritten register. Close to 「高尚」 but leaning more toward refined, elegant tone and style; rare in use.
• Antonym低俗ていぞくWrittenWritten register. Vulgar, lowbrow content, as in 「低俗な番組」; the direct opposite of 「高尚」.
• Antonym下品げひんNeutralEveryday word for crude, tasteless behavior, as in 「下品な笑い」; the opposite of refined elegance.
• Antonym卑俗ひぞくWrittenWritten register. Coarse and vulgar, more bookish; stands opposite 「高尚」.

Use 「高尚」 for refined taste and lofty pursuits free of vulgarity, as in 「高尚な趣味」. For awe-inspiring sublimity choose 「崇高」, for moral integrity 「高潔」, for everyday polished manners 「上品」, for graceful bearing 「優雅」, for solemn grandeur 「荘厳」. The loanwords ノーブル, エレガンス and エレガント fit fashion and outward style; 尊い stresses preciousness; the literary 高邁 and 高遠 speak of lofty ideals; 風雅 covers literati tastes. The opposites are 「低俗」 and 「下品」.

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1. 知性ちせいや品格ひんかくの程度ていどが高たかく上品じょうひんなこと。