値
値 — Price
price, cost, value
On’yomiチ (chi)
Kun’yomiね (ne)
Kun’yomiあたい (atai)
Stroke order (10 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 値
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 価値 | かち kachi | value; worth; merit |
| 値上げ | ねあげ neage | price increase; rise in price; wage increase |
| 終値 | おわりね owarine | closing price |
| 値段 | ねだん nedan | price; cost |
| 数値 | すうち suuchi | numerical value; figure; result |
| 価値観 | かちかん kachikan | sense of values; values; value system |
Study notes
値 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #518 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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