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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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áng
    ang2
ang
 hisashi
    ひさし

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Aung
to lift; to raise; to raise one's head; high; high spirits; soaring; expensive
(given name) Hisashi


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guì
    gui4
kuei
 muchi
    むち
expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your
(n,n-suf) (honorific or respectful language) (archaism) lord; god; goddess; honorific title for deities (and high-ranking people); (given name) Motomu
Honourable, dear, precious.

值錢


值钱

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zhí qián
    zhi2 qian2
chih ch`ien
    chih chien
valuable; costly; expensive

割高

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 waridaka
    わりだか
(noun or adjectival noun) comparatively high; fairly expensive

名錶


名表

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míng biǎo
    ming2 biao3
ming piao
famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch)
See: 名表

多額

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 tagaku
    たがく
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (ant: 少額・1) large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

天價


天价

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tiān jià
    tian1 jia4
t`ien chia
    tien chia
extremely expensive; sky-high price

昂貴


昂贵

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áng guì
    ang2 gui4
ang kuei
 kouki / koki
    こうき
expensive; costly
(personal name) Kōki

最安

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 saiyasu
    さいやす
(can be adjective with の) cheapest; least expensive; lowest-price

激高

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 gekidaka
    げきだか
(adjectival noun) (slang) (ant: 激安) extremely expensive

珉玉

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mín yù
    min2 yu4
min yü
good and bad; expensive and cheap

碰瓷

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pèng cí
    peng4 ci2
p`eng tz`u
    peng tzu
(coll.) to scam sb by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car)

買下


买下

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mǎi xià
    mai3 xia4
mai hsia
to purchase (something expensive, e.g. a house); to acquire (a company, a copyright etc)

貼る

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 haru
    はる
(transitive verb) (1) to stick; to paste; to affix; (v5r,vi,vt) (2) to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (tent); (v5r,vi) (3) to form (e.g. ice on a pond); (v5r,vi,vt) (4) to fill; to swell; (transitive verb) (5) to stick out; to put; to slap; (v5r,vi) (6) to be expensive; (transitive verb) (7) to keep a watch on; to be on the lookout; (transitive verb) (8) (mathematics term) to span; to generate

高い

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 takai
    たかい
(adjective) (1) high; tall; (2) expensive

高め

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 takame
    たかめ
(adj-no,adj-na) (1) high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the high side; (2) on the expensive side; comparatively expensive

高価

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 kouka / koka
    こうか
(noun or adjectival noun) (ant: 安価・1) highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

高昂

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gāo áng
    gao1 ang2
kao ang
to hold (one's head) high; expensive; high (spirits etc)

高直

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 koujiki; kouchoku / kojiki; kochoku
    こうじき; こうちょく
(noun or adjectival noun) expensive; valuable; (personal name) Takanao

高貴


高贵

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gāo guì
    gao1 gui4
kao kuei
 kouki / koki
    こうき
grandeur; noble
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) noble; high and noble; exalted; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) noble (character); refined; dignified; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) precious; expensive; valuable; (surname) Takaki
noble

お兄系

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 oniikei / onike
    おにいけい
men's fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

お姉系

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 oneekei / oneeke
    おねえけい
(abbreviation) (See お姉系ギャル) fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

不划算

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bù huá suàn
    bu4 hua2 suan4
pu hua suan
it isn't worth it; not cost-effective; not profitable; too expensive

割り高

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 waridaka
    わりだか
(noun or adjectival noun) comparatively high; fairly expensive

大紅袍


大红袍

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dà hóng páo
    da4 hong2 pao2
ta hung p`ao
    ta hung pao
an expensive type of oolong tea

富貴病


富贵病

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fù guì bìng
    fu4 gui4 bing4
fu kuei ping
rich person's ailment (needing expensive treatment and long recuperation)

買取屋

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 kaitoriya
    かいとりや
companies exploiting debtors by forcing them to make expensive credit card purchases and buying the purchases at a fraction of the price

金食い

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 kanekui
    かねくい
(adjective) money-eating; expensive; extravagant

高価い

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 takai
    たかい
(irregular kanji usage) (adjective) expensive

高金利

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 koukinri / kokinri
    こうきんり
expensive money; dear money; high interest

おにい系

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 oniikei / onike
    おにいけい
men's fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

ばか高い

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 bakatakai
    ばかたかい
(adjective) ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive

値が張る

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 negaharu
    ねがはる
(exp,v5r) to be expensive

冬蟲夏草


冬虫夏草

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dōng chóng - xià cǎo
    dong1 chong2 - xia4 cao3
tung ch`ung - hsia ts`ao
    tung chung - hsia tsao
caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.)
See: 冬虫夏草

寸土寸金

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cùn tǔ cùn jīn
    cun4 tu3 cun4 jin1
ts`un t`u ts`un chin
    tsun tu tsun chin
land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)

洛陽紙貴


洛阳纸贵

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luò yáng zhǐ guì
    luo4 yang2 zhi3 gui4
lo yang chih kuei
lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom); fig. (of a product) to sell like hotcakes

買取り屋

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 kaitoriya
    かいとりや
companies exploiting debtors by forcing them to make expensive credit card purchases and buying the purchases at a fraction of the price

食玉炊桂

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shí yù chuī guì
    shi2 yu4 chui1 gui4
shih yü ch`ui kuei
    shih yü chui kuei
food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom); the cost of living is very high

馬鹿高い

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 bakatakai
    ばかたかい
(adjective) ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive

高くつく

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 takakutsuku
    たかくつく
(exp,v5k) to be expensive; to be costly

高く付く

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 takakutsuku
    たかくつく
(exp,v5k) to be expensive; to be costly

高上がり

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 takaagari / takagari
    たかあがり
climb high; more expensive than expected

お姉ギャル

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 oneegyaru
    おねえギャル
(abbreviation) (See お姉系ギャル) fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

コピー食品

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 kopiishokuhin / kopishokuhin
    コピーしょくひん
artificial food (fabricated to resemble rare or expensive foods)

ばかだかい

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 bakadakai
    ばかだかい
(adjective) ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive

元が掛かる

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 motogakakaru
    もとがかかる
(exp,v5r) to be expensive; to cost much

安くあげる

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 yasukuageru
    やすくあげる
(Ichidan verb) to make it less expensive

安く上げる

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 yasukuageru
    やすくあげる
(Ichidan verb) to make it less expensive

安物は高物

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 yasumonohatakamono
    やすものはたかもの
(expression) (proverb) buy nice or buy twice; you get what you pay for; cheap goods are (ultimately) expensive goods

家賃が高い

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 yachingatakai
    やちんがたかい
(exp,adj-i) (1) expensive to rent; (exp,adj-i) (2) {sumo} ranked too high for one's abilities (of a wrestler)

買い取り屋

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 kaitoriya
    かいとりや
companies exploiting debtors by forcing them to make expensive credit card purchases and buying the purchases at a fraction of the price

Variations:
高め
高目

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 takame
    たかめ
(adj-no,adj-na) (1) high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the high side; (adj-no,adj-na) (2) (See 安め・やすめ・1) on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; (3) {mahj} wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

お姉系ギャル

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 oneekeigyaru / oneekegyaru
    おねえけいギャル
fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

エクスペンシブ

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 ekusupenshibu
    エクスペンシブ
expensive

Variations:
物入り
物要り

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 monoiri
    ものいり
(1) expenses; (adjectival noun) (2) costly; expensive

高級レストラン

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 koukyuuresutoran / kokyuresutoran
    こうきゅうレストラン
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant

キャッチセールス

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 kyacchiseerusu
    キャッチセールス
unscrupulous sales practice involving expensive hard-to-break contracts (wasei: catch sales)

不當家不知柴米貴


不当家不知柴米贵

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bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
    bu4 dang1 jia1 bu4 zhi1 chai2 mi3 gui4
pu tang chia pu chih ch`ai mi kuei
    pu tang chia pu chih chai mi kuei
a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)

キャッチ・セールス

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 kyacchi seerusu
    キャッチ・セールス
unscrupulous sales practice involving expensive hard-to-break contracts (wasei: catch sales)

Variations:
割高(P)
割り高

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 waridaka
    わりだか
(noun or adjectival noun) comparatively high; fairly expensive

Variations:
高くつく
高く付く

see styles
 takakutsuku
    たかくつく
(exp,v5k) to be expensive; to be costly

Variations:
高すぎる
高過ぎる

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 takasugiru
    たかすぎる
(v1,vi) (1) to be too expensive; to be overpriced; to be too dear; (v1,vi) (2) to be too high; to be too tall

Variations:
安く上げる
安くあげる

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 yasukuageru
    やすくあげる
(Ichidan verb) to make it less expensive

Variations:
張る(P)
貼る(P)

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 haru
    はる
(transitive verb) (1) (esp. 貼る) to stick; to paste; to affix; (v5r,vi,vt) (2) to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (e.g. a tent); (v5r,vi) (3) to form (e.g. ice on a pond); (v5r,vi,vt) (4) to fill; to swell; (transitive verb) (5) to stick out; to push out; (transitive verb) (6) to post (a link, etc. online); (v5r,vi) (7) to be expensive; (transitive verb) (8) to keep a watch on; to be on the lookout; (transitive verb) (9) (See 頬を張る) to slap; (v5r,vi) (10) (張る only) {mahj} (See テンパる・1,聴牌) to become one tile away from completion; (transitive verb) (11) {math} to span; to generate

千金の裘は一狐の腋に非ず

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 senkinnokyuuhaikkonoekiniarazu / senkinnokyuhaikkonoekiniarazu
    せんきんのきゅうはいっこのえきにあらず
(expression) (proverb) to rule a country requires many great men; an expensive fur coat will not be made with a single fox

Variations:
お兄系
おにい系
オニイ系

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 oniikei(o兄系, onii系); oniikei(onii系) / onike(o兄系, oni系); onike(oni系)
    おにいけい(お兄系, おにい系); オニイけい(オニイ系)
men's fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

Variations:
高い(P)
高価い(iK)

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 takai
    たかい
(adjective) (1) (高い only) (ant: 低い・1) high; tall; (adjective) (2) expensive; high-priced; (adjective) (3) high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); (adjective) (4) loud; (adjective) (5) high-pitched; shrill

Variations:
高い(P)
高価い(sK)

see styles
 takai
    たかい
(adjective) (1) (ant: 低い・1) high; tall; (adjective) (2) expensive; high-priced; (adjective) (3) high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); (adjective) (4) loud; (adjective) (5) high-pitched; shrill

Variations:
バカ高い
馬鹿高い
ばか高い

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 bakatakai(baka高i); bakatakai(馬鹿高i, baka高i); bakadakai
    バカたかい(バカ高い); ばかたかい(馬鹿高い, ばか高い); ばかだかい
(adjective) ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive

Variations:
買取屋
買い取り屋
買取り屋

see styles
 kaitoriya
    かいとりや
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price

Variations:
キャッチセールス
キャッチ・セールス

see styles
 kyacchiseerusu; kyacchi seerusu
    キャッチセールス; キャッチ・セールス
unscrupulous sales practice involving expensive hard-to-break contracts (wasei: catch sales)

Variations:
高め
高目(ateji)
たか目(sK)

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 takame
    たかめ
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) (See 低め) highish; somewhat high; on the high side; high (ball); (adj-no,adj-na,n) (2) (See 安め・1) somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side; (3) (高目 only) {mahj} wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 72 results for "expensive" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

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