Refers to the original purchase or production cost of goods, before any markup or profit margin. Common in business, retail, and accounting.
The cost price of this product is 500 yen.
Reduce costs to increase profits.
They're selling the merchandise at cost to clear out inventory.
The cost price went up because of rising raw material prices.
We reviewed the production method to keep costs down.
コスト is a broader loanword for 'cost' that can cover any business expense, while 原価 specifically means the cost of goods before markup.
原価 is the formal accounting term for the cost of producing or acquiring goods, while 実費 is the everyday word for the real amount actually spent or charged, often with no markup.
原価 refers to the cost price or production cost of an item, whereas 単価 can be either a cost or selling price expressed per unit.
定価 is the listed retail price that already includes a profit margin, in contrast to 原価, the underlying cost price before markup.
原価 is the cost price a seller pays to produce or acquire an item, while 定価 is the price the seller sets to sell it to customers.
Standard kanji spelling; used in business and accounting contexts.
Variant kanji form; 原価 is overwhelmingly more common.
Compound of 原 (original) and 価 (value/price). The spelling 原価 is standard; 元価 is a rare variant using a synonym for 'original'.
cost of production; manufacturing cost