甲高い

かんだかい

Also written かん高い, 疳高い

Meanings

1. い-adjective high-pitched; shrill

Kanji

• 甲 armor. Read as カン.
• 高 high. Read as たかい.

Example sentences

• ある男が甲高い声で何か不平を言っていた。
  A man was complaining of something in a sharp voice.
• 子供の叫び声はとてもかん高かった。
  The child's shout was indeed shrill.
• 突然彼女は甲高い声で叫び出した。
  All at once she began to shout in a shrill voice.

Common phrases

• 甲高い声

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