値ね打うち

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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

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

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.

〈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.

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.

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.

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.

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.