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値打ち (ねうち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

値ね打うち

ね

う

ち

Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

value; worth; merit

Refers to the inherent worth, quality, or merit of something, often in a general or abstract sense.

この絵えには高たか

い

値ね

打う

ち

が

ある

。

This painting has great value.

彼かれの意い見けんには値ね打うちがない。

His opinion has no merit.

2

estimation; evaluation; appraisal

Used when assessing or judging the worth of something, often in a more formal or analytical context.

専せん門もん家かがその土と地ちの値ね打うちを見み積つもった。
The expert appraised the value of the land.

3

noun, na-adjective

bargain; good value

Usually used with the honorific prefix お as お値打ち, meaning something is a good deal or worth the money.

See also: お値打ち

このセーターはお値ね打うちですよ。
This sweater is a bargain.
お値ね打うち品ひんを探さがしている。
I'm looking for a good deal.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に値ね打うちがあるfor something to have value/worth
この壺つぼには案あん外がい値ね打うちがあるらしい。
This vase apparently has surprising value.
〈事こと〉の値ね打うちを認みとめるto acknowledge the worth/merit of something
上じょう司しは彼かれの努ど力りょくの値ね打うちを認みとめた。
His boss acknowledged the value of his efforts.
〈物もの〉の値ね打うちが上あがる／下さがるfor something's value to rise/fall
骨こっ董とう品ひんの値ね打うちが年ねん々ねん上あがっている。
The value of the antique has been rising year by year.
〈動どう詞し〉値ね打うちがあるto be worth doing (something)
この映えい画がは一いち度ど見みる値ね打うちがある。
This movie is worth watching at least once.

Kanji

値price, cost, value
打strike, hit, knock

Related words

価か値ちN3sense 1
価値 is the broader, more common word for value covering both tangible and abstract things, while 値打ち tends to describe a more concretely assessed worth.
評ひょう価かN3sense 2
評価 emphasizes the act of judging or rating something, while 値打ち in this sense focuses on the resulting assessment of worth.
お得とく sense 3
お得 is the everyday word for a good deal or savings, while 値打ち (as お値打ち) stresses that the item's quality justifies its price.

Opposites

無む価か値ち sense 1
無価値 means having no worth at all, the direct opposite of 値打ち, which describes something's positive worth or merit.

Don't confuse with

値ね段だんN4sense 1
値段 is simply the price tag on something, whereas 値打ち is about how much it is actually worth, which may differ from that price.

Word family

お値ね打うち
bargain; good value

Built from

値ね+打うつ

Written forms

値ね打うちUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling with high priority.
値ね打うちUsage9%
Less common abbreviated kanji form without okurigana.
値ねうちUsage5%
search-only kanji form
ねうちUsage

Etymology

A nominalization of 値打つ, “to appraise or set a price,” formed from 値, “value,” and 打つ in its sense of assigning or reckoning.

3%

Kana spelling is acceptable and common in everyday writing.