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Kanji 価: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 価: value, price

Key takeaways

Kanji 価: value, price. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

valueprice

On reading

Kun reading

あたい

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 価

value, price

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

亻 + 覀

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a person (亻) checking the contents under a cover (覀) to determine its worth. It is the role of a person to evaluate and set the final price or value of an item.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 定価ていか

    established price / fixed price

  • 価格かかく

    price / cost / value

  • 価値かち

    value / worth / importance

  • 高価こうか

    high price / expensive

  • 評価ひょうか

    evaluation / assessment / rating

  • 物価ぶっか

    prices / cost of goods

Commonly used words

  • 定価
    ていか

    established price / fixed price

  • 価格
    かかく

    price / cost / value

  • 価値
    かち

    value / worth / importance

  • 高価
    こうか

    high price / expensive

  • 評価
    ひょうか

    evaluation / assessment / rating

  • 物価
    ぶっか

    prices / cost of goods

Example sentences

Example 1

この商品の定はいくらですか。

Translation

What is the fixed price of this product?

Example 2

より安く買えて嬉しい。

Translation

I'm happy to buy it cheaper than the list price.

Example 3

この商品は格が高いです。

Translation

This product has a high price.

Example 4

格を比べてから買いましょう。

Translation

Let's compare prices before buying.

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