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    3. 高尚

    高尚

    高こう尚しょう

    high

    N1KMT10News #38+1Ref L2Noun, AdjectiveCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab18 strokes

    こうしょう

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    high, noble, refined, advanced

    Stroke 0 / 18

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    彼かれの趣しゅ味みはとても高こう尚しょうだ。

    His hobbies are very refined.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    その哲てつ学がく者しゃの思し想そうは、非ひ常じょうに高こう尚しょうで理り解かいが難むずかしい。

    The philosopher's ideas are very noble and difficult to understand.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyEducation
    高こう尚しょうな芸げい術じゅつ作さく品ひんは、鑑かん賞しょう者しゃに深ふかい思し索さくを促うながし、精せい神しん的てきな豊ゆたかさをもたらす。

    Noble works of art encourage deep contemplation in viewers and bring spiritual richness.

    KMT10Art & DesignCulture & TraditionsEmotions & Psychology
    日に本ほんの伝でん統とう芸げい能のうは、その高こう尚しょうな美び意い識しきと形けい式しき美びで世せ界かい的てきに評ひょう価かされている。

    Japanese traditional performing arts are globally recognized for their noble aesthetic sense and formal beauty.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsArt & Design
    高こう尚しょうな文ぶん学がく作さく品ひんを読よむことは、知ち性せいを磨みがき、人にん間げん性せいを深ふかめる上うえで重じゅう要ようだ。

    Reading noble literary works is important for refining one's intellect and deepening one's humanity.

    KMT10LiteratureEducationEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    高
    たか.い・たか・-だか・たか.まる・たか.める…(6)
    tall・high・expensive
    尚
    なお…(7)
    esteem・furthermore・still・yet
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