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価格 (かかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Meanings 1
noun
price ; cost ; value
Refers to the monetary amount assigned to goods, services, or assets. More objective and written/business-like than everyday 値段, and common in compounds such as 販売価格 and 価格設定.
原げん 材ざい 料りょう 費ひ の 高こう 騰とう で 価か 格かく が 上あ がっ た 。
Prices rose because raw material costs increased.
Written forms 価か 格かく Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling for an item's price or economic value; strongly supported as a common form.
カカク Usage <1%
Similar words 値ね 段だん More everyday and conversational for the price of something; 価格 sounds more objective, formal, or commercial.
物ぶっ 価か Refers to prices in general or the cost-of-living level, not the price of one specific item.
価か 値ち Means value or worth in a broader sense, including usefulness, importance, or moral value, not necessarily a listed monetary price.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 価, associated with value or price, and 格, associated with rank, standard, or status. The spelling transparently conveys an assessed monetary value.
