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物価高 (bukkadaka) Japanese meaning: high prices | Kotomora
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High prices are straining our household budget.
The government announced measures to combat rising prices.
Related words インフレ インフレ is a loanword for 'inflation' as an economic phenomenon, while 物価高 is a more direct, everyday term for the tangible state of high prices.
物ぶっ 価か 上じょう 昇しょう 物価上昇 emphasizes the process of prices rising, whereas 物価高 describes the resulting high-price condition.
Etymology Compound of 物価 (prices of goods) and 高 (high). The reading ぶっかだか follows standard on'yomi for the first two characters and kun'yomi for the last.