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高尚 (こうしょう): high, noble, refined — Japanese vocabulary

高尚 is read こうしょう and means "high, noble, refined". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

高尚

Reading
こうしょう · koushou
Translation
high, noble, refined
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
こうしょうが

Example

彼は趣味が高尚です。

かれはしゅみがこうしょうです。

He has elegant tastes.

Kanji in this word

  • 高 — high, tall, expensive
  • 尚 — Esteem, Furthermore, Still

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