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JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

高たかまる

takamaru

to rise, to intensify

Example sentences

歓呼かんこの声こえはどよめきにまで高たかまった。
The cheers swelled to a roar.
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冷戦れいせんの緊張きんちょうが高たかまった。
Cold-war tension has mounted.
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税制改革ぜいせいかいかくへの圧力あつりょくが高たかまっている。
The pressure for tax reform is growing.
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Kanji in 高

高tall; highOnコウKunたかい・たか・たかまる

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