価

value, price

JLPT N1 Grade 5 8 strokes

Kun'yomi: あたい
On'yomi: カ・ケ
Radical: 人 · person (human being)

価 means "value, price". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 8 strokes. It is read あたい in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and カ・ケ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

価 in example sentences

金きんは高価こうかです。

Kin wa kouka desu.

Gold is expensive.
物価ぶっかが上あがった。

Bukka ga agatta.

Prices went up.
物価ぶっかが下さがった。

Bukka ga sagatta.

Prices have gone down.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 価

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Common questions

What does the kanji 価 mean?: 価 means "value, price". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 価 have?: 価 is written in 8 strokes.
How is 価 read?: It is read あたい in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and カ・ケ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 価?: 価 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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