Translation guide
The cost at which something is purchased. In Japanese, this is expressed with specific nouns and phrases depending on context, such as retail vs. wholesale, or formal vs. casual settings.
The price paid when buying something, in everyday contexts.
The most direct and common term for 'buying price' or 'purchase price'. Used in both spoken and written Japanese.
この車の買値はいくらでしたか？
What was the buying price of this car?
買値と売値の差が利益です。
The difference between the buying price and selling price is the profit.
A more formal term, often used in business or official documents. Literally 'purchase price'.
購入価格は市場の動向によって変動します。
The purchase price fluctuates according to market trends.
Specifically the price a business pays to acquire goods for resale; wholesale or cost price.
仕入れ値を下げるために、大量発注しました。
We placed a large order to lower the buying price.
Same reading and meaning as 買値, but written with okurigana. Slightly more casual or emphatic, but less common in formal writing.
買い値が高すぎて、交渉した。
The buying price was too high, so I negotiated.
The price at which an asset is bought, such as stocks or real estate.
Used in accounting and tax contexts for the acquisition cost of an asset.
この株式の取得価格は1株あたり500円です。
The buying price of this stock is 500 yen per share.
Common in securities trading; the price at which a buy order is executed.
投資信託の買付価格は基準価格に手数料を加えたものです。
The buying price of the mutual fund is the net asset value plus fees.
The price a buyer is willing to pay, often in competitive bidding.
Literally 'the price presented by the buyer'. Used in negotiations or auctions.
買い手の提示価格が売り手の希望価格を下回っています。
The buyer's offered price is below the seller's asking price.
A limit order price in stock trading; the specific price at which an investor is willing to buy.
買値 is the general term for buying price. 購入価格 is more formal and often used in contracts or official documents. 仕入れ値 is specifically the cost price for businesses buying inventory.
The phrase '買う価格' is not natural Japanese. Use 買値 or 購入価格 instead.
I placed a buy order at a limit price.