リーズナブル

also: リースナブル

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Primarily used for prices, fees, and rates that are not too expensive. Very common in everyday shopping and service contexts.

良よ

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This restaurant has reasonable prices and the food is good.

もっとリーズナブルなプランはありますか？

Do you have a more affordable plan?

2

rare term

Rare use for judgments, policies, or responses that are logical and fair. In modern Japanese, 妥当な or 理にかなった are more common for this meaning.

〈物もの〉はリーズナブルだ(something) is reasonably priced
このレストランの料りょう理りはリーズナブルだ。
The food at this restaurant is reasonably priced.
リーズナブルな価か格かくa reasonable price
リーズナブルな価か格かくで新しん鮮せんな魚さかなが買かえる。
You can buy fresh fish at a reasonable price.
リーズナブルな〈物もの〉an affordably priced (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
駅えきの近ちかくにリーズナブルなホテルを見みつけた。
I found an affordable hotel near the station.

手てごろN2sense 1
手頃 emphasizes something fitting one's budget or being easy to handle, while リーズナブル focuses on a price being fair or justifiable.
妥だ当とうN2sense 2
妥当 is the standard, formal word for a judgment or decision being reasonable, while リーズナブル is rarely used this way and sounds borrowed.
お得とく sense 1
お得 highlights getting good value for money, whereas リーズナブル simply describes a price as fair and not excessive.
格かく安やす sense 1
格安 means notably cheaper than usual, a stronger claim than リーズナブル, which just means the price is fair.
経けい済ざい的てきN1
リーズナブル describes a price as reasonable or fair, while 経済的 emphasizes efficient use of money or resources in general.

高たかいN5sense 1
高い means expensive, the direct opposite of リーズナブル when describing prices.

経けい済ざい的てきN1sense 1
経済的 means economical or cost-efficient in a broader sense (e.g. saving money over time), while リーズナブル simply describes a price as fair right now.

Loanword from English 'reasonable', adapted into Japanese with the typical katakana spelling リーズナブル.