高嶺の花

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
たか
Grade: 2

Jinmeiyō
はな
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Literally “flower [atop] of a [mountain’s] peak”.

Noun[edit]

(たか)()(はな) (takane no hana

  1. that which seems to be out of reach
  2. (especially) woman who is out of one’s league