価
価 — Value
value, price
On’yomiカ (ka)
On’yomiケ (ke)
Kun’yomiあたい (atai)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 価
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 価格 | かかく kakaku | price; value; cost |
| 株価 | かぶか kabuka | stock prices |
| 評価 | ひょうか hyouka | valuation; appraisal; evaluation |
| 価値 | かち kachi | value; worth; merit |
| 地価 | ちか chika | the price of land |
| 物価 | ぶっか bukka | prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living |
Study notes
価 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #250 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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