こうきゅう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. high class; high grade
2. high rank; seniority
Pitch accent
うきゅう
Composed of
high; high school
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
highest grade; top class
high-class item
air of luxury; high class feel
high-class restaurant; high-end store
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
quality newspaper; broadsheet newspaper
high-level language
officer (of a ship)
Examples (3 in total)
Tom and Mary stayed at a fancy hotel.
We had dinner in an expensive restaurant and stayed at a high-class hotel.
The delay forced us to stay overnight in an expensive hotel.