低てい価か格かく

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か

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Common word

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective

low price; inexpensive; low-cost

Used as a noun or adjectivally (の/な) to describe products, services, or pricing that is low or affordable. Common in business, retail, and news contexts.

この

店みせ

は

低てい

価か

格かく

で

良りょう

質しつ

な

商しょう

品ひん

を

提てい

供きょう

し

て

いる

。

This store offers good-quality products at low prices.

低てい価か格かくなプランが人にん気きを集あつめている。

The low-cost plan is gaining popularity.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を低てい価か格かくで販はん売ばいするto sell 〈thing〉 at a low price
この会かい社しゃは家か具ぐを低てい価か格かくで販はん売ばいしている。
This company sells furniture at low prices.
低てい価か格かくを売うりにするto make low price one's selling point
そのブランドは低てい価か格かくを売うりにしている。
That brand markets itself on its low prices.
低てい価か格かく路ろ線せんをとるto adopt a low-price strategy
競きょう争そうに勝かつため、低てい価か格かく路ろ線せんをとることにした。
We decided to adopt a low-price strategy to win the competition.

Kanji

低lower, short, humble
価value, price
格status, rank, capacity

Related words

安あん価か
安価 is a more formal, often written term for low price, while 低価格 is the everyday retail/business term for the same idea.
格かく安やす
格安 stresses an exceptional bargain or promotional discount, whereas 低価格 is a neutral description of a low price without that bargain nuance.
割わり安やす
割安 means 'a good value relative to quality/quantity', while 低価格 simply states that the price itself is low.

Opposites

高こう価か格かく
高価格 means 'high price', the direct opposite of 低価格 in retail and business contexts.

Don't confuse with

定てい価かN3
定価 means 'list/fixed price' (regardless of whether it's cheap or expensive), which learners often confuse with 低価格 due to the similar てい- sound, but the two are unrelated in meaning.

Word family

低てい価か格かく化か
price reduction; making cheaper

Built from

低てい+価か格かく

Etymology

Compound of 低 (てい, 'low') + 価格 (かかく, 'price'). A straightforward Sino-Japanese word.