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値 (あたい, atai) Japanese meaning: price | Kotomora
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そう
より
高たか
かっ
た
。
The price of this item was higher than expected.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 に 値あたい をつける to set a price on something
They put a high price on the old antique.
〈 事こと 〉 の 値あたい がある to be worth doing something
This book is worth reading once.
〈 物もの 〉 に 値あたい を 代だい 入にゅう する to assign a value to something (e.g. a variable)
I assigned a value to the variable in the program.
値あたい を 求もと める to calculate or find the value of something
I solved for the value of x in the equation.
Related words 値段 is the everyday word for the price of something, while 値 read あたい sounds formal or literary and is rarely used alone for prices in casual speech.
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.
価格 is the neutral, business-style term for price, whereas 値 read あたい is a more literary or archaic way to express the same idea.
値 is a broad term for value, price, or worth, whereas 数値 is used specifically for a numerical value in technical or scientific contexts.
Written forms 値あたい Usage 94%
Standard spelling for worth, value, and mathematical or computing values. Be aware that 値 is also often read ね in everyday price expressions, but this word is for あたい.
価あたい Usage 4%
Attested spelling especially for the formal or literary sense 'price; cost'. It is uncommon as a standalone modern word.
あたい Usage 1%
價あたい Usage 1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only old form corresponding to 価; not used in normal modern writing.
Etymology あたい is a native Japanese reading associated with the kanji 値 for value and worth; 価 is especially associated with price or cost, with 價 as an old search-only form. The precise historical derivation is not specified.
値あたい 参さん 照しょう 名めい
