価格

• Reading: かかく
• Romaji: kakaku
• Kanji breakdown: 価 (ka) — price, value; 格 (kaku) — status, standard
• Pronunciation: /ka.ka.kɯ/

Meaning

Price; cost; the monetary value assigned to a product or service.

A formal noun for price, more commonly seen in written or business contexts than the everyday 値段 (nedan). Frequently appears in compounds like 価格競争 (price competition) and 価格表 (price list). Used in news reports about economic trends and product announcements.

Examples

1. ガソリンの価格がまた上がった。 The price of gasoline went up again.
2. この商品の価格は税込みですか。 Does this product's price include tax?
3. 価格を比較してから買うことにした。 I decided to compare prices before buying.

Usage Guide

Context: business, shopping, economics

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From 価 (price, value) and 格 (status, standard, rank). Both kanji come from Chinese, where 價格 refers to the assessed standard of worth for goods.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal