高嶺の花

Reading

Kana: たかねのはな

Romaji: takanenohana

Definition

exp

noun

1

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

Kanji

高

Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める

Meanings: tall, high, expensive

嶺

Readings: レイ、 リョウ、 みね

Meanings: peak, summit

花

Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな

Meaning: flower

Example Sentence

そんなことは私(わたし)には高嶺(たかね)の花(はな)です。

➥That's to me like a flower on lofty heights.