高層

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 高層 is a noun read こうそう, describing a building as high-rise or something as situated on upper floors.
• Basic usage: It modifies with の in 高層の建物 or forms a compound such as 高層住宅.
  • 高層の建物から港がよく見えた。 describes a clear view of the harbor from a high-rise building; 高層住宅の屋上に小さな庭がある。 says that a high-rise residence has a small garden on its roof.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 高層の建物
  • の describes the building as having a high-rise structure.
• 高層住宅
  • The compound identifies residential housing built to a high-rise form.
• 屋上に
  • に marks the roof as the location of the small garden.