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公定価格 (kouteikakaku) Japanese meaning: official price | Kotomora

公こう定てい価か格かく

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Meanings

1

official price; government-set price

Refers to a price officially determined or regulated by a public authority, often in contexts of price controls or administered pricing.

戦せん時じ中ちゅうは多おおくの物ぶっ資しに公こう定てい価か格かくが設せっ定ていさ

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During the war, official prices were set for many goods.

公こう定てい価か格かくを上うわ回まわる価か格かくでの販はん売ばいは禁きん止しされている。

Selling at a price above the official price is prohibited.

Kanji

公public, prince, official
定determine, fix, establish
価value, price
格status, rank, capacity

Related words

市し場じょう価か格かく
市場価格 is the market price determined by supply and demand, while 公定価格 is an officially set price by the government or authority.
統とう制せい価か格かく
統制価格 is a controlled price, often used in wartime or emergency economic measures, similar to 公定価格 but with a stronger nuance of direct government control.

Built from

公こう定てい+価か格かく

Etymology

Compound of 公定 (official, publicly determined) and 価格 (price). The term is associated with economic policy and price regulation.