No. 150 in Japanese
高い
"高い" means "high" or "expensive."
In a sentence
このビルはとても高いです。
This building is very tall.
Here, '高い' is used to describe the height of an object, in this case, the building.
この車は値段が高い。
This car is expensive.
In this sentence, '高い' expresses that the price of the car is high.
山の上は空気が高いところにある感じがします。
On the mountain, it feels like the air is at a high place.
In this case, '高い' implies a high geographical or spatial position.
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