What is 背が高い and how is it different from 高い


I can't understand the meaning of 背が高い人. From what I've heard you can't just
say 高い on a non living object, so what is the meaning of 背 exactly?




高い has very wide meanings including high, tall, expensive, hot, and so on. but
usually you have to add 背 referring tall. 背 means tallness of human beings.
背が高い人 translates in verbatim "a person who is high in tallness".




高い has very wide meanings including high, tall, expensive, hot, and so on. but
usually you have to add 背 referring tall. 背 means tallness of human beings.
背が高い人 translates in verbatim "a person who is high in tallness".

