Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; flower on a high peak

    Idiomatic expression

    そんなことは私には高嶺の花です。
    That's to me like a flower on lofty heights.

Also written 高値の花【たかねのはな】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tall, high, expensive

Kun
たか.いたか-だかたか.まるたか.める
On
コウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
65 of 2500
Radical
tall
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

じょいはか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-8SKIP code
2j8.6The Kanji Dictionary
0022.7Four corner code
449deroo
9ad8Unicode hex code
1-25-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5248Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6796New Nelson (John Haig)
2097New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2601Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1330Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1803Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
307Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
329Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
49A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1163Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
160Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
45313Morohashi
119A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
190Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
190Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
76sakade
102Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
132henshall3
193Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
135crowley
83Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
1924Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
313Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gao1Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

peak, summit

Kun
みね
On
レイリョウ
Strokes
17
Taught
Jinmeiyō
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1959 of 2500
Radical
mountain

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (19)
CodeReference
2-3-14SKIP code
3o14.2The Kanji Dictionary
2238.6Four corner code
5dbaUnicode hex code
1-46-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1440Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1517New Nelson (John Haig)
2376New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3013Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1540Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2102Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2228Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2336Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2776Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
8553Morohashi
2058Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
ling3Pinyin reading
ryeongKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

flower

Kun
はな
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
578 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-4SKIP code
3k4.7The Kanji Dictionary
4421.4Four corner code
1956deroo
82b1Unicode hex code
1-18-54JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3909Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4980New Nelson (John Haig)
2211New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2740Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1405Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1894Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1009Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1084Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
551A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
481Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
328Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30734PMorohashi
9A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
255Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
255Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
43sakade
81Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
70henshall3
69Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
314Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
641Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1018Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hua1Pinyin reading
hwaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level