安あん価か

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

na-adjective, noun

low-priced; cheap; inexpensive

Neutral term for a low monetary price. Can be used for goods, services, or costs. Antonym: 高価.

Antonyms: 高価

この店みせは安あん価かな商しょう品ひんが多おおい。
This shop has many low-priced items.
安あん価かで質しつの良よい食しょく材ざいを探さがしている。
I'm looking for inexpensive, good-quality ingredients.

na-adjective, noun

shallow; superficial; cheap (figurative)

Figurative use for something lacking depth or sincerity, such as sympathy, ideas, or government. Often carries a negative nuance.

彼かれの安あん価かな同どう情じょうはかえって傷きずつけた。
His shallow sympathy only hurt more.
安あん価かな政せい府ふ批ひ判はんは意い味みがない。
Superficial criticism of the government is meaningless.

noun

link back (internet slang)

internet slang

Internet slang for a link back to a discussion group, bulletin board, or similar posting. Derived from the English word 'anchor' (アンカー) and written with the same kanji as a pun.

Usage patterns

安あん価かな〈物もの〉an inexpensive/low-priced item
このメーカーは安あん価かな商しょう品ひんを多おおく扱とりあつかっている。
This manufacturer carries many low-priced products.
安あん価かな同どう情じょうshallow/insincere sympathy
彼かれの安あん価かな同どう情じょうには腹はらが立たった。
His shallow sympathy made me angry.
〈物もの〉を安あん価かで提てい供きょうするto offer/provide something at a low price
そのサービスは安あん価かで提てい供きょうされている。
That service is being offered at a low price.

Kanji

安relax, cheap, low
価value, price

Related words· 6

安やすいN5sense 1
安い is the everyday, casual word for 'cheap', while 安価 is more formal and typically appears in written or business language.
安やすっぽいN1sense 2
安っぽい describes something that looks or feels cheap/shoddy, while 安価 in its figurative sense means lacking depth or sincerity (e.g. 安価な同情).
廉れん価か sense 1
廉価 and 安価 both mean 'low-priced' in formal writing, but 廉価 leans toward marketing/commercial contexts like '廉価版' (budget edition).
浅せん薄ぱく sense 2
浅薄 is a formal literary word for 'shallow/superficial' thinking, close to the figurative sense of 安価 but without any price meaning.

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安やす物もの
安価 simply means low-priced and is neutral, while 安物 usually implies the item is also poor quality.
低てい価か格かく
安価 is a more formal, often written term for low price, while 低価格 is the everyday retail/business term for the same idea.

Opposites

高こう価かN3sense 1
expensive; costly; high-priced; valuable

Etymology

Composed of 安 (peaceful, cheap) and 価 (value, price). The internet slang sense is a pun on the English word 'anchor' (アンカー), using the same kanji reading.