높다
Meanings
Adjective
1. to be high, to be tall, to be lofty (of an object, a place, a quantified statistic, etc.) (literal and figurative)
2. to be high up, to be high in social rank (of a person)
3. to be tall in height (of a person) (only in speech of the royal court)
Pronunciation
nopda
Examples42
높으신 분이 오신대.
They're saying someone high up is coming.
높은 목소리
a high voice
높은 건물
a tall building
높은 수압
high water pressure
주상께서 키가 높으시니
As His Majesty is tall in height...
지리산보다 한라산이 더 높다.
Mount Halla is taller than Mount Jiri.