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価値 (かち, kachi) Japanese meaning: value | Kotomora
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か
値ち
が
ある
。
This painting has great value.
His opinion is worth listening to.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 価か 値ち がある there is value in (doing) something
This experience has great value.
〈 物もの ・ 事こと 〉 の 価か 値ち を 認みと める to recognize the value of something
Few people recognize the value of his efforts.
価か 値ち が 高たか い ／ 低ひく い to have high/low value
I hear this antique has high value.
〈 物もの ・ 事こと 〉 の 価か 値ち を 高たか める to increase the value of something
Education increases the value of one's life.
Related words· 7 値打ち is a slightly more colloquial, concrete way of saying 価値, often used for everyday objects rather than abstract merit.
意義 focuses on the significance or meaning of something, while 価値 focuses on its worth or merit.
価値 is the standard modern noun for worth or value, while 値 read あたい appears mainly in formal fixed expressions like 一読の値がある.
価値 is the general word for worth or value of anything, while 甲斐 specifically means the rewarding result that makes an effort feel worthwhile.
Show 3 more 価値 is the general word for 'value' or 'worth', while 真価 specifically points to a person's or thing's true, often hidden, worth that becomes clear only when tested.
価値 means the general 'worth' or 'value' of something, while 価値観 specifically refers to a person's or group's system of values used to judge things.
価値 is the standard word for abstract value or worth, while 値 can also mean value but is more often used for price.
Don't confuse with 値段 is the actual price tag on something, whereas 価値 is its worth or importance, which may differ from the price.
価値 means worth or value in a broad sense (usefulness, importance), while 価格 is the specific monetary amount attached to something.
勝ち (win) and 価値 (value, worth) are perfect homophones read かち, but they are completely unrelated in meaning.
Word family· 41 sense of values; values; value system
axiology; theory of value
worthlessness; valuelessness
equivalence; equality of value
Etymology Compound of 価 (value, price) and 値 (price, worth). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination has been used to express the concept of value since at least the Meiji period.
有ゆう
意い
義ぎ
N1
価値 is a noun meaning 'worth' or 'value' (often measurable), while 有意義 describes something as meaningful in purpose rather than in monetary or comparative worth.
evaluation value; score; rating
