How to say 'Value' in Japanese | 価値

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The Japanese word for Value is 'Kachi', written as 価値 in Japanese.'Value' in hiragana is かち.

word

価値

Meaning

Value

Reading

かち

kachi

Kanji

価Price 値Value, Price

Explanation

The Japanese noun '価値 (かち)' means 'value'. It refers to the worth, importance, or usefulness of something, whether tangible or intangible. This word is often used in contexts discussing economic value, moral value, or the significance of an object, idea, or action. For example: This painting has great value「この絵は大きな価値がある」(このえはおおきなかちがある). The value of hard work is immeasurable「努力の価値は計り知れない」(どりょくのかちははかりしれない). It can also be used in phrases like '価値観 (かちかん)' meaning 'values' or 'sense of values'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

561

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 価値

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

価

Meaning

Price

kanji

値

Meaning

Value, Price

Words Related to 価値 Through the Kanji 価

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 価 as well.

word

価格

Meaning

Price

word

評価

Meaning

Evaluation, Appraisal

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高価

Meaning

Expensive

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株価

Meaning

Stock price

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物価

Meaning

Prices

word

価額

Meaning

Value, Price

Words Related to 価値 Through the Kanji 値

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 値 as well.

word

値

Meaning

Value

word

値段

Meaning

Price

word

値する

Meaning

Deserve

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数値

Meaning

Number

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値上がり

Meaning

Price increase

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値上げ

Meaning

Price hike

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値下がり

Meaning

Decrease

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値下げ

Meaning

Price reduction

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値打ち

Meaning

Value

word

値引き

Meaning

Discount

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値切る

Meaning

Bargain

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'Kachi' means 'Value' .

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