No. 551 in Japanese
高く
"高く" means "high" or "tall" in English.
In a sentence
その山は非常に高く、頂上まで登るのが難しいです。
That mountain is very high, making it difficult to reach the summit.
In this sentence, '高く' is used as an adverb modifying the verb '難しい' in the phrase '登るのが難しい', describing the extent or degree of the height of the mountain.
彼は声を高くして抗議しました。
He raised his voice to protest.
Here, '高く' functions adverbially to describe the manner in which the subject raises his voice, emphasizing the action of raising the pitch or volume.
その音は高く響いていました。
The sound reverberated at a high pitch.
In this instance, '高く' is utilized to describe the pitch of the sound, modifying the verb '響いていました' with an emphasis on the description of how the sound is perceived.
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