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2 Replies ・ Started by knight9321 at 2015-12-16 23:00:59 UTC ・ Last reply by link2906 at 2015-12-18 19:27:52 UTC
This is a discussion about 高級

Isn't this word also means "expensive" ?

Isn't this word also means "expensive" ?

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Seba at 2015-12-18 08:38:40 UTC

The word implies that the object it describes is expensive.

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link2906 at 2015-12-18 19:27:52 UTC

The word means it is a very high quality or luxurious object therefore, it is inferred it is expensive but the word by itself does not imply that necessarily.

It is very common that sometimes when you receive presents like cookies from a trip (お土産) they express it is 高級, meaning that the quality is very good or that they are very taste, per say. It is also implied that it was expensive but not as the main meaning.

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