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Kanji Detail for 値 - "value, price"

値

  • Meaning

    値 means "value, price." Also associated with to encounter.

    1. Value - Worth; price.

    2. Price - The cost; the amount.

    3. Encounter - To meet; to come across.

  • Words using 値

    • 価値 かち Listen value; worth; merit
    • 終値 おわりね Listen closing price
    • 数値 すうち Listen numerical value; figure; result
    • 価値観 かちかん Listen sense of values; values; value system
    • 偏差値 へんさち Listen deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score
    • 高値 たかね Listen high price
    • 安値 やすね Listen low price
    • 値上がり ねあがり Listen price increase; rise in price

  • Four-character idioms with 値

    • 利用価値 りようかち Listen utility value
    • 希少価値 きしょうかち Listen scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness

  • Tattoo check: 値

    • Verified meaning: value, price
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あたい, いすけ, たもつ)
    • Also carries these associations: to encounter

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 値

    Surnames 値(あたい)Listen 値(いすけ)Listen 値(たもつ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    price; cost; value

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    price, cost, worth

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 值[zhi2]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    chi(チ) チ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ata.i(あたい) あたい

    ne(ね) ね

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    value price encounter face hold match meet cost amount appraisal assessment estimation evaluation expense rate worth

Sentences including 値

  • The museum is worth a visit.

  • What is the price of this watch?

  • This book has a certain value.

  • The price is kind of high for a used car.

  • I think it's worth asking.

  • This is worth one million yen.

  • It is worth your time to read this book.

  • It's worth a try.

  • The cost of the painting is very high.

  • The price is reasonable.

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