In Japanese, "expensive" is 高価な (Koukaina). It is a adjective.
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高価な is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as Koukaina, it sounds roughly like "koh-oo-kah-ee-nah" to an English ear.
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Buy on Steam高価な is romanised as Koukaina. Say it roughly like "koh-oo-kah-ee-nah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
高価な is a na-adjective or noun-adjective. It is neutral in register and fits naturally in both casual and polite sentences. Add na before a noun, or use desu for a polite predicate.
高価な is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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