かんだかい
Kandakai
Other forms: かん高い、疳高い、癇高い
甲高い (Kandakai) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “high-pitched, shrill”.
Meanings
- i-adjectivehigh-pitched; shrill
Examples
彼は不快な甲高い声の持ち主だ。
He had an unpleasant screechy voice.
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.
子供の叫び声はとてもかん高かった。
The child's shout was indeed shrill.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).