高飛車|たかびしゃtakabisha[0]heiban (flat)
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- na-adjective, nounhigh-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
Conjugation
| Plain form | 高飛車(たかびしゃ) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 高飛車です(たかびしゃです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 高飛車ではない(たかびしゃではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 高飛車ではありません(たかびしゃではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 高飛車だった(たかびしゃだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 高飛車ではなかった(たかびしゃではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 高飛車で(たかびしゃで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 高飛車に(たかびしゃに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 高飛車なら(たかびしゃなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym横柄おうへいNeutralArrogant and rude in attitude; often describes one's tone of speech or manner of treating people. Common in everyday speech.
- Synonym高慢こうまんNeutralLooking down on others out of conceit; stresses a proud, self-important character and need not imply a forceful attitude.
- Synonym傲慢ごうまんNeutralArrogant and disrespectful, of character or attitude; applies more widely than 「高飛車」.
- Synonym独裁的どくさいてきNeutralDictatorial; concerns how decisions are made single-handedly, not merely an arrogant attitude.
- Synonym傲慢不遜ごうまんふそんWrittenA four-character idiom meaning haughty and insolent; more literary than 「高飛車」 and heavier in tone.
- Synonym居丈高いたけだかNeutralOverbearing and intimidating; stresses fierce, threatening talk that presses down on people.
- Synonym尊大そんだいWrittenWritten: putting on grand airs from a position of advantage; often describes high-status people acting self-important.
- Synonym驕傲きょうごうWrittenA rare, literary Sino-Japanese word for pride and self-conceit. 「高飛車」 stresses a forceful, domineering attitude toward people.
- Synonym驕慢きょうまんWrittenArrogant and overbearing; found mainly in Buddhist texts or classical writing and rarely used in modern Japanese.
- Synonym高慢ちきこうまんちきCasualColloquial and mocking or abusive; refers to a person who is stuck-up and treats others with contempt.
- RelatedワンマンNeutralDescribes a dictatorial person, often a boss or leader, who runs things single-handedly and ignores others' opinions.
- Related高姿勢こうしせいNeutralA tough, aggressive stance; often used of negotiations and, unlike 「高飛車」, not necessarily derogatory.
- Related不遜ふそんWrittenWritten: conceited and lacking humility, slighting others; common as 「不遜な態度」. 「高飛車」 stresses pressing people with a forceful tone.
- Related傲岸ごうがんWrittenHaughty and unyielding, scorning everyone; often seen in the set phrase 「傲岸不遜」. Literary in register.
- Related高圧的こうあつてきNeutralCoercing others through power or authority, as in 「高圧的な態度」; stresses pressing people by force.
- Related御高いおたかいCasualColloquial; usually in 「お高くとまる」, for acting aloof and too good to associate with others.
- Related威圧的いあつてきNeutralIntimidating others with one's presence or power; stresses the feeling of being pressured or overawed.
- Antonym低姿勢ていしせいNeutralKeeping a low, deferential profile; the opposite of the domineering stance of 「高飛車」.
- Antonym謙虚けんきょNeutralModest and free of conceit; the opposite of overbearing arrogance, often used in judging a person's character.
Everyday talk about an arrogant attitude: 「横柄」 or 「偉そう」. Pressing people down from the start: 「高飛車」 or 「高圧的」. A conceited character: 「高慢」 or 「傲慢」. 「高姿勢」 is a tough stance, often in negotiations and not necessarily negative; 「居丈高」 is fierce, threatening talk; 「ワンマン」 and 「独裁的」 are about dictatorial control. Literary: 「傲慢不遜」, 「尊大」, 「不遜」, 「傲岸」, 「驕傲」, 「驕慢」. Colloquial: 「高慢ちき」 mocks a stuck-up person; 「御高い」 (「お高くとまる」) is aloofness. Antonyms: 「低姿勢」, 「謙虚」.
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