価 格(かかく)

かかく

noun

price, cost

formalbusiness

1. price, cost, value

The monetary value of goods or services, often in formal or business contexts.

価格(かかく)が上(あ)がった。

The price went up.

価格(かかく)を比較(ひかく)する。

To compare prices.

この価格(かかく)では買(か)えない。

I can't buy it at this price.

価格(かかく)競争(きょうそう)が激(はげ)しい。

Price competition is fierce.

適正(てきせい)価格(かかく)で販売(はんばい)する。

To sell at a fair price.

価格(かかく) is the formal term for price, commonly used in business and official contexts.

Similar words

価格(かかく): price (formal, business)
値段(ねだん): price (everyday, casual)
料金(りょうきん): fee, charge (for services)
定価(ていか): list price, fixed price
原価(げんか): cost price

Common expressions

価格(かかく)競争(きょうそう): price competition
価格(かかく)設定(せってい): pricing
適正(てきせい)価格(かかく): fair price
市場(しじょう)価格(かかく): market price
価格(かかく)が上(あ)がる/下(さ)がる: prices rise/fall

Usage

価格(かかく) sounds more formal than 値段(ねだん). Use 値段(ねだん) in casual conversation.

Related Words

Synonym: 値段(ねだん) (price (everyday))

Related: 料金(りょうきん) (fee, charge)

Compare: 定価(ていか) (list price, fixed price)

Compare: 原価(げんか) (cost price)

Related: 価値(かち) (value, worth)

Related: 値札(ねふだ) (price tag)

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Added 2026.1.10 17:42 · Revised 2026.10.4 4:16

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