The Japanese vocabulary「高層ビル (こうそうびる、kōsō biru)」means “skyscraper.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
| Key Word | 高層ビル |
| Hiragana | ※こうそうびる |
| Romaji Reading | kōsō biru |
| English Meaning | skyscraper |
※ We write「ビル」in katakana.
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.
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The Example Japanese Sentences
It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.
| Japanese Sentence | 私の町に高層ビルは無い。 |
| Romaji Reading | Watashi no machi ni kōsō biru wa nai. |
| English Meaning | There are no skyscrapers in my town. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 私の町に高層ビルはありません。 |
| Romaji Reading | Watashi no machi ni kōsō biru wa arimasen. |
| English Meaning | There are no skyscrapers in my town. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 高層ビルの屋上に上がる。 |
| Romaji Reading | Kōsō biru no okujō ni agaru. |
| English Meaning | I’ll go up to the rooftop of the skyscraper. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 高層ビルの屋上に上がります。 |
| Romaji Reading | Kōsō biru no okujō ni agarimasu. |
| English Meaning | I’ll go up to the rooftop of the skyscraper. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 私のオフィスはこの高層ビルの八階だ。(Plain Form) |
| Romaji Reading | Watashi no ofisu wa kono kōsō biru no hachi-kai da. |
| English Meaning | My office is on the 8th floor of this skyscraper. (American English) My office is on the 7th floor of this skyscraper. (British English) |
| Japanese Sentence | 私のオフィスはこの高層ビルの八階です。(Polite Form) |
| Romaji Reading | Watashi no ofisu wa kono kōsō biru no hachi-kai desu. |
| English Meaning | My office is on the 8th floor of this skyscraper. (American English) My office is on the 7th floor of this skyscraper. (British English) |