(かち)

かち
noun
value, worth
1. value, worth, merit
The importance, usefulness, or worth of something.
This painting has great value.
It was a valuable experience.
Our values are different.

価値(かち) means value or worth, referring to the importance, usefulness, or merit of something.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 価値(かち)がある: to have value, to be valuable
  • 価値(かち)がない: to have no value, worthless
  • 価値(かち)のある: valuable (as modifier)
  • 〜する価値(かち)がある: to be worth doing

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 価値(かち)(かん): values, sense of values
  • 金銭的(きんせんてき)価値(かち): monetary value
  • 市場(しじょう)価値(かち): market value
  • 使用(しよう)価値(かち): use value

USAGE EXAMPLES:

  • ()価値(かち)がある: worth seeing
  • ()価値(かち)がある: worth reading

RELATED:

  • 値打(ねう)ち: value, worth (more colloquial)
  • 価格(かかく): price (monetary)