How to say 'Price' in Japanese | 値段

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The Japanese word for Price is 'Nedan', written as 値段 in Japanese.'Price' in hiragana is ねだん.

word

値段

Meaning

Price

Reading

ねだん

nedan

Kanji

値Value, Price 段Step, Stairs

Explanation

The Japanese noun '値段 (ねだん)' refers to the 'price' of an item or service. It is commonly used in everyday conversations, especially when discussing shopping, goods, or services. For example: What is the price of this shirt?「このシャツの値段はいくらですか？」(このシャツのねだんはいくらですか？). The price of this car is high「この車の値段は高い」(このくるまのねだんはたかい). It is important to note that '値段' specifically refers to the monetary value of something, and it is often used interchangeably with '価格 (かかく)', though '価格' tends to be more formal and used in business contexts.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2156

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 値段

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

値

Meaning

Value, Price

kanji

段

Meaning

Step, Stairs

Words Related to 値段 Through the Kanji 値

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 値 as well.

word

価値

Meaning

Value

word

値

Meaning

Value

word

値する

Meaning

Deserve

word

数値

Meaning

Number

word

値上がり

Meaning

Price increase

word

値上げ

Meaning

Price hike

word

値下がり

Meaning

Decrease

word

値下げ

Meaning

Price reduction

word

値打ち

Meaning

Value

word

値引き

Meaning

Discount

word

値切る

Meaning

Bargain

Words Related to 値段 Through the Kanji 段

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 段 as well.

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段階

Meaning

Stage

word

手段

Meaning

Method, Means

word

階段

Meaning

Stairs

word

一段と

Meaning

word

段々

Meaning

Gradually

word

段

Meaning

Step

word

普段

Meaning

Usually

word

段落

Meaning

Paragraph

word

一段

Meaning

Step, Level

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'Nedan' means 'Price' .

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