JLPT N3 Intermediate
高速
High speed or express; also the common term for a highway.
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高速道路 the full, formal word for "highway"
1 Na-adjective, Noun (as a prefix)
"High-Speed" / "Express"
Indicates that a movement, process, or operation occurs at a rapid velocity.
Example
A 新しい インターネット は どう ？
B うん 、 高速 で とても 快適 だ よ 。
[A:] How's the new internet? [B:] Yeah, it's high-speed and really nice to use.
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2 Noun
"Highway" / "Expressway"
Functions as the standard colloquial abbreviation for a controlled-access highway.
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