高尚

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 高尚 (こうしょう) is a na-adjectival expression evaluating an ideal or thought as intellectually or morally elevated.
• Basic usage: 高尚な理想を掲げる modifies the elevated aim of community activity, while 言葉を使えば高尚になるとは限らない says difficult wording alone does not create refinement.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Elevated ideal and superficial difficulty
  • 高尚な理想 evaluates substantive value, whereas 高尚になる is a change in appraisal. The word is not identical to a count of difficult terms or mere incomprehensibility.